Kanji

What does the kanji 潔 mean?

潔 means clean, pure. On'yomi ケツ. Kun'yomi いさぎよ.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiケツ
Kun'yomiいさぎよ.い
Strokes15
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ケツKun'yomi いさぎよ.い
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes

clean, pure

Memory hook

Water (氵) washing the thing right through — CLEAN, PURE, UPRIGHT.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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Common words

  • 不潔ふけつdirty, unhygienic; indecent
  • 清潔せいけつclean, sanitary
  • 簡潔かんけつconcise, brief

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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