Kanji

清

清

pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セイ, ショウ, シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

きよい, きよまる, きよめる

Nanori (Name Reading)

きよ, きよし, さや, すが, すみ, すむ

Common Readings

ショウ, セイ, きよ…い, きよ…まる, きよ…める

Example sentences

清潔 せいけつ
部屋を清潔に保つことは、健康にとって重要だ。

Keeping the room clean is important for health.

服装 ふくそう
彼女はいつも清潔な服装をしている。

She always wears clean clothes.

清々しい すがすがしい
早朝の清々しい空気を吸うと、とても気分が良い。

Breathing in the refreshing morning air makes me feel very good.

清楚 せいそ
彼女は清楚な白いワンピースを着ていた。

She was wearing a neat and clean white dress.

清掃 せいそう
毎朝、公園の清掃ボランティアに参加している。

I participate in park cleaning volunteer work every morning.

町内会 ちょうないかい
今週末、町内会の清掃活動が行われる予定だ。

A neighborhood association cleaning activity is scheduled for this weekend.

清らか きよらか
山奥には清らかな水が流れている。

Pure water flows deep in the mountains.

泉 いずみ
森の奥に清らかな泉を見つけた。

I found a clear spring deep in the forest.

清 しん
清の時代に、中国の文化は大きく発展した。

During the Qing Dynasty, Chinese culture flourished significantly.

義和団 ぎわだん
義和団は清の末期に活動した秘密結社だ。

The Boxers were a secret society active in the late Qing Dynasty.

Example Vocabulary

清潔

せいけつ

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure

清々しい

すがすがしい

refreshing; fresh; bracing

清楚

せいそ

neat and clean; pure; graceful

清掃

せいそう

cleaning; cleanup; sanitation

清らか

きよらか

pure; clean; serene

清

しん

Qing Dynasty

清める

きよめる

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise

粛清

しゅくせい

清い

きよい

clean; pure; clear

清算

せいさん

settlement; liquidation; squaring accounts; settling past relationships

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