Kanji
Readingせん
Frequency51%
Used in (88 in total)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
brainwashing
laundry; the washing
polish; refinement
washroom; bathroom
baptismal ceremony; baptism
washing machine (laundry)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
washbasin; washstand
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
face-washing
washing one's face
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
laundry; laundromat; launderette
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
car washing
Christian name; baptismal name
washing machine (laundry)
clothespin; clothes peg
washing the feet
washing machine tub
being baptized; undergoing baptism
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
washing; cleansing; cleaning; irrigation
pre-washed rice; wash-free rice; musenmai
stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
baptist; baptizer
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
baptistery; baptistry
public bath; bathhouse
washing of cremated bones before placing them in a funerary urn (esp. in Okinawa)
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
washed rice; rinsed rice; washing rice; offering of consecrated washed rice
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
thoroughly wash away
laundry soap; detergent
infant baptism; pedobaptism; paedobaptism
playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; (lit.) relaxing while the demon is out
shuffling of tiles; cleaning mahjong tiles
washing the eyes
nasal irrigation device
care label (e.g. giving washing, etc. instructions)
tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp); third lunar month
pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities
rebaptism; anabaptism
prewashing
car wash (esp. hand car wash)
eyewash; eyedrops; collyrium
nasal irrigation; nasal lavage; nasal douche; rhinenchysis