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清

Kanji 清: meaning "pure, clean", readings, stroke order

The kanji 清 means "pure, clean". On'yomi: セイ、ショウ; kun'yomi: きよい、きよまる、きよめる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
pure, clean
On'yomi
セイショウ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
きよいきよまるきよめる
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 清

  • 清掃 せいそう — Cleaning
  • 清潔 せいけつ — clean
  • 清い きよい — clear, pure, noble
  • 清書 せいしょ — clean copy
  • 清らか きよらか — clean, pure, chaste
  • 清ます すます — to clear, to make clear, to listen for
  • 清純 せいじゅん — purity, innocence
  • 清濁 せいだく — good and evil, purity and impurity

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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