Keyword
wash
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig264
Readings
せん
(52%)
あら
(46%)
Composed of
water drops
before (timewise)
Mnemonic

To get something as clean as it was before it got dirty you need to use water to wash it.

Used in vocabulary (239 in total)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
refinement; polish
laundry; the washing
to wash away; to rinse off
brainwashing
washroom; bathroom
washing machine; (clothes) washer
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
washbasin; washstand
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
washing-up; dish-washing
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to wash again; to reconsider
face-washing
to wash off; to wash out
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
washing one's face
dishwashing; doing dishes
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
freshly washed
car washing
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
baptismal ceremony; baptism
to wash clean; to cleanse
laundry; the washing
laundry; laundromat; launderette
freshly washed
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
washing machine; (clothes) washer
Christian name; baptismal name
faded from washing
freshly washed hair
clothespin; clothes peg
washing (a kimono, futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole; washing (something) in its entirety; washing thoroughly
clothespin; clothes peg
to finish washing; to wash well; to investigate thoroughly
washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to wash off; to wash out
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
washing potatoes (in a bucket); being very crowded; being packed with people
to wash again; to reconsider
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
washing the feet
washing machine tub
refinement; polish
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
washing by rubbing (clothes, hands, etc.)
pre-washed rice; wash-free rice; musenmai
stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
washing; cleansing; cleaning; irrigation
being baptized; undergoing baptism
washing by rubbing (clothes, hands, etc.)
clothes worn while one's other clothes are in the wash; cleaning or planing wooden furniture to revive it; reversing the book value of an asset to the acquisition cost at the beginning of the next accounting period
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
baptist; baptizer
to examine closely; to check up on; to ferret out; to wash carefully
with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed
laundry box; washing basket
to wash off; to wash out
faded from washing
bidet toilet with a heated water function; warm-water washlet
washbasin; washbowl
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
baptistery; baptistry
public bath; bathhouse
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
freshly washed hair
river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
washed rice; rinsed rice; washing rice; offering of consecrated washed rice
washing potatoes (in a bucket); being very crowded; being packed with people
brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
thoroughly wash away
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
washing of cremated bones before placing them in a funerary urn (esp. in Okinawa)
wash stand; wash basin; sink
scouring (of a riverbed or seafloor)
shuffling of tiles; cleaning mahjong tiles
care label (e.g. giving washing, etc. instructions)
to fade something by overwashing it
cleansing powder (e.g. for hair, skin or tableware); washing powder
refinement; polish
laundry soap; detergent
infant baptism; pedobaptism; paedobaptism
clothespin; clothes peg
laundry soap; detergent
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
washbasin; washbowl
prewashing; preliminary washing
with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed
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
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
nasal irrigation device
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
washing one's eyes
if a cat washes its face, rain is coming
laundry hanger (for drying clothes)
extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
laundry soap; detergent
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
laundry; the washing
washing machine; (clothes) washer
laundry soap; detergent
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp); third lunar month
tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying
laundry index (indicating how suitable the weather is for drying clothes)
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
cleansing powder (e.g. for hair, skin or tableware); washing powder
wash; lotion
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
pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities
ford; low-level crossing
washbasin; sink (for washing hands)
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
to fade something by overwashing it
washing only the soiled part (of a garment)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
sashimi chilled in iced water
sashimi chilled in iced water
sashimi chilled in iced water
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
washing (a kimono, futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole; washing (something) in its entirety; washing thoroughly
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
clothes worn while one's other clothes are in the wash; cleaning or planing wooden furniture to revive it; reversing the book value of an asset to the acquisition cost at the beginning of the next accounting period
clothes worn while one's other clothes are in the wash; cleaning or planing wooden furniture to revive it; reversing the book value of an asset to the acquisition cost at the beginning of the next accounting period
with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed
laundry soap; detergent
laundry soap; detergent
laundry soap; detergent
vinegar used to wash or season seafood
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse
individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
washbasin; sink (for washing hands)
washing only the soiled part (of a garment)
washing only the soiled part (of a garment)
rebaptism; anabaptism
to separate by washing
washing and rinsing; cleaning
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
car wash (esp. hand car wash)
powder for cleaning the hair; powder shampoo
marking to market
unstitching and washing
unstitching and washing
unstitching and washing
preparing food (esp. fish) by rinsing it with vinegar
if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
eyewash; eyedrops; collyrium
simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremony
ramrod; cleaning rod
prewashing
nasal irrigation; nasal lavage; nasal douche; rhinenchysis
ore-washing buddle; hutch
Japanese big-ear radix (pond snail, Radix auricularia japonica)
Examples (200 in total)
That's the one that was properly washed at home.
Make sure to wash your hands properly!
Washing hands happily.