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)
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.
The new mayor pressed ahead with a purge inside the police.
The water is clouded with poison, so I'll purify it.
There are calls for a cleanup of politics.
The air is very pure in the mountains.
The coffee tastes like wash water.
He cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage.