Kanji

What does the kanji 浄 mean?

浄 means clean, pure; purifying. On'yomi ジョウ、セイ. Kun'yomi きよ.める、きよ.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiジョウ、セイ
Kun'yomiきよ.める、きよ.い
Strokes9
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ジョウ、セイKun'yomi きよ.める、きよ.い
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

clean, pure; purifying

Memory hook

A hand with a hook stirring the water (氵) until it runs clean — CLEAN, PURE.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.