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清い (きよい): clear, pure, noble — Japanese vocabulary

清い is read きよい and means "clear, pure, noble". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

清い

Reading
きよい · kiyoi
Translation
clear, pure, noble
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
きよいが

Example

心の清い人たちは幸いである。

こころのきよいひとたちはさいわいである。

Blessed are the pure in heart.

Kanji in this word

  • 清 — pure, clean

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