清濁 (せいだく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

清濁 (せいだく) means purity and impurity / good and bad.

See example sentences below.

清濁 at a glance

清濁

せいだくseidaku

N1noun

purity and impurity / good and bad

清濁せいだくseidakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

purity and impurity / good and bad

Example 1

人間の清濁は紙一重だ。

Translation

The purity and impurity in people are very close.

Example 2

清濁併せ呑む覚悟が必要だ。

Translation

You need the resolve to accept both good and bad.