Kanji

潔

潔

undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いさぎよい

Nanori (Name Reading)

きよ, きよし, ゆき, よし

Common Readings

ケツ, いさぎよ…い

Example sentences

簡潔 かんけつ
報告書の要点をできるだけ簡潔に説明してください。

Please explain the main points of the report as concisely as possible.

文 ぶん
彼は簡潔で分かりやすい文を書く。

He writes concise and easy-to-understand 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.

潔い いさぎよい
彼は自分の非を認め、潔く謝罪した。

He admitted his fault and apologized graciously.

認める みとめる
彼は自分の間違いを潔く認めた

He gracefully admitted his mistake.

不潔 ふけつ
不潔な手で食べ物を触ってはいけません。

You shouldn't touch food with unclean hands.

潔白 けっぱく
彼は裁判で自分の潔白を証明した。

He proved his innocence in court.

言い放つ いいはなつ
彼は自分の潔白を大声で言い放った。

He loudly declared his innocence.

純潔 じゅんけつ
彼は彼女の心の純潔を信じていた。

He believed in the purity of her heart.

Example Vocabulary

簡潔

かんけつ

concise; brief; succinct

清潔

せいけつ

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure

潔い

いさぎよい

gracious; manly; sportsmanlike; upright

不潔

ふけつ

unclean; dirty; unsanitary

潔白

けっぱく

innocence; purity

純潔

じゅんけつ

purity; chastity; innocence

高潔

こうけつ

noble; high-principled; integrity

潔癖

けっぺき

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; scrupulousness

清潔感

せいけつかん

sense of cleanliness; neatness; being well-groomed

清廉潔白

せいれんけっぱく

upright and clean; integrity; incorruptible

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