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潔

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • undefiled
  • pure
  • clean
  • righteous
  • gallant

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ケツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • いさぎよ.い
Strokes
15
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1850
School Grade
Grade 5
Radical
水#85 · water

Components

Common Words

  • 清潔せいけつna-adjective
    clean, hygienic, sanitary
  • 不潔ふけつna-adjective
    unclean, dirty, unsanitary
  • 潔いいさぎよいi-adjective
    gracious (defeat, apology, etc.), graceful, honourable (e.g. death)
  • 潔白けっぱくNoun
    innocence, guiltlessness, purity
  • 簡潔かんけつna-adjective
    concise, brief, succinct
  • 潔癖けっぺきNoun
    fastidiousness, love of cleanliness
  • 高潔こうけつna-adjective
    noble, lofty, high-minded
  • 廉潔れんけつna-adjective
    honest, incorruptible, integrity

Practice in Kanjiru

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