Not clean; covered with dirt, grime, or filth; physically unclean.
手が汚いから、まず石鹸でよく洗ってください。
Your hands are dirty, so please wash them well with soap first.
泥で靴が汚いので、玄関で拭いてから入ってください。
Your shoes are dirty with mud, so please wipe them at the entrance before coming in.
そのタオルは何日も使っているから汚いよ。交換しよう。
That towel has been used for days and is dirty. Let's replace it.
Untidy, messy, disordered; also used for poor or sloppy handwriting or work.
机の上が汚いから、週末に片付けよう。
My desk is messy, so I'll tidy it up this weekend.
字が汚いと伝わりにくいから、もう少し丁寧に書いてください。
If your handwriting is messy it's hard to read, so please write a bit neater.
報告書のレイアウトが汚いと印象が悪くなる。
If the report's layout is sloppy, it leaves a bad impression.
Indecent, vulgar, coarse — used for obscene or offensive language or behavior.
公共の場で汚い言葉を使うのはやめなさい。
Stop using filthy language in public places.
あの映画は汚い表現が多くて子供には見せられない。
That movie has a lot of vulgar content and can't be shown to children.
汚い冗談ばかり言うので、彼とは話したくない。
He only tells dirty jokes, so I don't want to talk with him.
Mean, base, or underhanded — behaving in a dishonorable or unfair way.
彼は勝つためなら汚い手を使うこともある。
He sometimes uses dirty tricks to win.
汚いやり方で利益を得るのは許せない。
It's unforgivable to gain profit by dirty methods.
あの会社は汚い商売をしていると噂されている。
That company is rumored to be conducting shady business.
Stingy or greedy, especially regarding money (as in the set phrase '金に汚い').
彼は金に汚いから、飲み会の割り勘でも払いたがらない。
He's stingy with money, so he doesn't want to pay even when splitting the bill.
あの上司は出世のためなら汚いやり方も辞さない、金に汚い人だ。
That boss will stoop to dirty methods for promotion; he's greedy for money.
金に汚い行為は信頼を失う原因になる。
Greedy behavior around money can cause you to lose trust.