Keyword
cleanse
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1239
Old form
Readings
きよ
(13%)
Composed of
water drops
conflict
Used in vocabulary (79 in total)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
pure; clean; purity
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
clear; pure; noble
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
clean water; purified water
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
water filter; water purification system
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
self-purification; self-cleansing
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
sacred fire
water filtration plant; water purification plant
purification
Pure Land teachings
monetary offering; donation
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
purification of the six roots of perception
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
cleansing of sins
fine crystal; clear glass; mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
white robe or costume
water-purification tank; septic tank
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
sacred ground; the Pure Land
blood purification; depuration
upright and clean-handed; pure in heart and with a clean conscience
fair copy; clean copy
seeking rebirth in the Pure Land
self-cleansing power; being capable of purifying oneself
mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
sacred ground
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism
Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism
(degree of) cleanliness; cleanliness factor
nasal irrigation device
dustless desk by a well-lit window; well-lit and clean study conducive to learning
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
fair copy; clean copy
pure and innocent; immaculate
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)
toilet in a Zen temple
wiping and purifying; wiping and cleansing
nasal irrigation; nasal lavage; nasal douche; rhinenchysis
Examples (3 in total)
The air is very pure in the mountains.
The coffee tastes like wash water.
He cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage.