Kanji

浄

浄

clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジョウ, セイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

きよめる, きよい

Nanori (Name Reading)

きよ, きよし, しず

Common Readings

ジョウ

Example sentences

浄化 じょうか
空気清浄機 で 部屋 の 空気 を 浄化 する 。

Purify the air in the room with an air purifier.

洗浄 せんじょう
医師 は 傷口 を 洗浄 した 。

The doctor cleaned the wound.

中性 ちゅうせい
この 洗浄 液 は 中性 な ので 、 肌 に 優しい です 。

This cleaning solution is neutral, so it's gentle on the skin.

極楽浄土 ごくらくじょうど
亡き 祖母 は 、 極楽浄土 で 安らか に 眠っている と 信じている 。

I believe my late grandmother is resting peacefully in the Pure Land.

穢身 えしん
凡夫 の 穢身 を もって 極楽浄土 を 願う 。

To pray for the Pure Land despite having the impure body of an ordinary person.

空気清浄機 くうきせいじょうき
新しい 空気清浄機 を 買った 。

I bought a new air purifier.

Example Vocabulary

浄化

じょうか

purification; cleaning

洗浄

せんじょう

washing; cleaning

清浄

せいじょう

不浄

ふじょう

浄い

きよい

極楽浄土

ごくらくじょうど

Sukhavati; Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss; paradise

浄水

じょうすい

浄土

じょうど

空気清浄機

くうきせいじょうき

air purifier

浄める

きよめる

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