Keyword
clean
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1659
Readings
せい
(48%)
きよ
(21%)
(9%)
しん
(8%)
すが
(5%)
さや
(2%)
ちん
(1%)
Composed of
water drops
blue
Used in vocabulary (179 in total)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
spring water; clear (pure) water
neat and clean; tidy; trim
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
clean; pure; chaste
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
clear; pure; noble
(political) purge
pure; clean; purity
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
cool; refreshing
purity; innocence
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
being upright and cleanhanded
to cleanse oneself
clear; serene
cool and clear
fair copy; clean copy
purification
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
pure and beautiful
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
serum; blood serum
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
to sweep clean; to brush clean
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
refined sake
to wash clean; to cleanse
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
Japan and Qing China
water trickling from rocks
breath of fresh air; cool (refreshing) breeze
having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
unvoiced consonant (except p) in Japanese
type of jōruri narrative performance
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
clear fall (weather); clear autumn
bed bath; sponge bath; blanket bath; toilet
refreshing; neat; tidy; trim
salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) (primarily used in context of the seven spring herbs)
having refined and distinguished features; having a bright face
purification of the six roots of perception
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
to purify; to exorcise
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
graceful; elegant
soft drink; refreshing drink
peaceful; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
clear; fresh; bright
garbage truck; dustcart; waste collection vehicle
upright and clean-handed; pure in heart and with a clean conscience
your health and prosperity
pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)
purification; cleaning up; purging
Boxer Rebellion (1889-1901); North China Incident
sanitation worker; garbage collector; refuse collector; street cleaner
to be purified; to be cleansed
happiness and health
Eastern China
neat and tidy woman who is (unexpectedly) promiscuous
purification; cleaning up; purging
clear and cold (water, etc.)
full flush; winning hand containing only tiles of one suit; homogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from one source)
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
Qingtan (Taoist-related movement in ancient China); noble, refined, eloquent speech
pure water; clear water
government of the Qing dynasty; Qing government
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-5)
(degree of) cleanliness; cleanliness factor
all terminals; winning hand consisting of only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair
to purify; to exorcise
gentle and pure
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
serotype; serovar
refreshing breeze and the bright moon; a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
the morally upright have a hard time making friends; (lit.) fish will not live in water that is (too) clean
Great Qing Empire (China, 1644-1912); Qing dynasty
(your) good health
clear soup
street cleaner; garbage man
clearing of the river water
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
pure love; platonic love
waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; when the sky falls, we shall catch larks
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
(another's) well-being
Chungcheongnam-do (South Korea); South Chungcheong Province
Qing-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 19th century)
Russia and China (Qing dynasty); Sino-Russian
Sino-French War (1884-1885)
Ming and Qing-era Chinese music (as popularized in Japan before the First Sino-Japanese war)
purifying salt (thrown in the sumo ring before a bout, after funerals, etc.)
Chungcheongbuk-do (South Korea); North Chungcheong Province
pure and innocent; immaculate
Shimizu Station (Osaka)
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
primness; prim person; clear soup
primness; prim person; clear soup
seigaiha; wave pattern
having only tiles of one suit and not having called any tiles (meld); having only tiles of one suit and a concealed hand
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)
elegant beauty; dazzling beauty
style of jōruri narrative performance
typeface which resembles brush-stroke forms of characters
adjustor; liquidator
open account transaction
liquidation statement or account
voiceless consonant
being so broad-minded as to accept all sorts of things, both good and evil; being broad-minded enough to be tolerant of people of all shades
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
excellent judgement
excellent judgement
Iwashimizu Festival (Sept. 15 festival held at Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto)
bamboo flute used in Qing music
Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation (1896)
corporation in liquidation
pure heart; heart free of evil
one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles
winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
polished gyaru; girl or young woman adhering to a toned down version of the gyaru fashion trend
wiping with a dry cloth after wiping with a wet cloth
wiping with a dry cloth after wiping with a wet cloth
water emerging from a stone wall
Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita; Japanese puzzle similar to tangram
mosque (in China)
clarifying agent; clarificant; clarifier; clearing agent; fining agent
Examples (23 in total)
That small house was clean and tidy.
Are your hands clean?
You must always keep your hands clean.