Keyword
cleanse
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1239
Old form淨
Readings
きよ
(11%)
Composed of
water drops
conflict
Used in vocabulary (87 in total)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
pure; clean; purity
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
clean water; purified water
water filtration plant; water purification plant
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
water filter; water purification system
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
self-purification; self-cleansing
purification
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
sacred fire
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
monetary offering; donation
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
Pure Land teachings
purification of the six roots of perception
cleansing of sins
water-purification tank; septic tank
self-cleansing power; being capable of purifying oneself
bathroom; toilet (room)
fine crystal; clear glass; mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
white robe or costume
blood purification; depuration
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
fair copy; clean copy
sacred ground; the Pure Land
upright and clean-handed; pure in heart and with a clean conscience
bathroom; toilet (room)
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
seeking rebirth in the Pure Land
mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
bidet toilet with a heated water function; warm-water washlet
sacred ground
three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism
ascetic practices (esp. celibacy)
toilet in a Zen temple
Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism
(degree of) cleanliness; cleanliness factor
nasal irrigation device
unclean place; toilet; lavatory
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
dustless desk by a well-lit window; well-lit and clean study conducive to learning
fair copy; clean copy
pure and innocent; immaculate
cultural cleansing; cultural genocide
absorbent cotton (wipes)
stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
toilet in a Zen temple
(clean-water) reservoir
ceremonious clapping and rubbing of the palms
Amitabha's Pure Land (composed of nine levels)
Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 CE)
wiping and purifying; wiping and cleansing
nasal irrigation; nasal lavage; nasal douche; rhinenchysis
Examples (9 in total)
That flower has a powerful environmental purification ability.
It is a ritual to purify it.
I took part in a campaign to clean up the town.