Keyword
wash
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig264
Readings
せん
(51%)
あら
(47%)
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 (193 in total)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
polish; refinement
brainwashing
laundry; the washing
washroom; bathroom
to wash away; to rinse off
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
washing machine (laundry)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
washbasin; washstand
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
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
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
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to wash again; to reconsider
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
face-washing
to wash off; to wash out
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
washing (somebody 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)
washing one's face
dishwashing; doing dishes
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
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 hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
freshly washed
baptismal ceremony; baptism
to wash clean; to cleanse
laundry; laundromat; launderette
car washing
freshly washed
faded from washing
Christian name; baptismal name
freshly washed hair
clothespin; clothes peg
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
clothespin; clothes peg
to finish washing; to wash well; to investigate thoroughly
washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl
washing machine (laundry)
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 again; to reconsider
polish; refinement
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
washing the feet
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
washing machine tub
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
pre-washed rice; wash-free rice; musenmai
washing; cleansing; cleaning; irrigation
being baptized; undergoing baptism
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
washing by rubbing (clothes, hands, etc.)
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
washing by rubbing (clothes, hands, etc.)
to examine closely; to check up on; to ferret out; to wash carefully
baptist; baptizer
(arch.) exchanging clothing at the time of laundering; (money) laundering; moving average method of valuation; reassessing
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
baptistery; baptistry
public bath; bathhouse
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
washed rice; rinsed rice; washing rice; offering of consecrated washed rice
brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
to be jostling against each other
brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
thoroughly wash away
faded from washing
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
washing of cremated bones before placing them in a funerary urn (esp. in Okinawa)
wash stand; wash basin; sink
polish; refinement
cleansing powder
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
shuffling of tiles; cleaning mahjong tiles
laundry soap; detergent
nasal irrigation device
prewashing; preliminary washing
washing the eyes
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
if a cat washes its face, rain is coming
river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine
to fade something by overwashing it
extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
(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
event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
care label (e.g. giving washing, etc. instructions)
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
washing machine (laundry)
to fade something by overwashing it
pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities
ford; low-level crossing
individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
sashimi chilled in iced water
sashimi chilled in iced water
sashimi chilled in iced water
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
freshly washed hair
stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
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
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
rebaptism; anabaptism
to separate by washing
washing only the soiled part (of a garment)
washing only the soiled part (of a garment)
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
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
Japanese big-ear radix (pond snail, Radix auricularia japonica)
Examples (200 in total)
Your hands need to be washed.
I'll wash your car for you.
Have you washed the car yet?