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Kanji 潔: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 潔: undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

Key takeaways

Kanji 潔: undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

潔
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Meaning

undefiledpurecleanrighteousgallant

On reading

ケツ

Kun reading

いさぎよ.い

Radical

水

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 潔

undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

Kanji structure breakdown

潔

Structure breakdown

氵 + 絜

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine using water (氵) to wash something until it is clean (絜). This kanji represents being pure, undefiled, and perfectly clean.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ケツ
  • 簡潔かんけつ

    conciseness / brevity / simplicity

  • 不潔ふけつ

    unclean / dirty / impure

  • 清潔せいけつ

    clean / hygienic

Commonly used words

  • 簡潔
    かんけつ

    conciseness / brevity / simplicity

  • 不潔
    ふけつ

    unclean / dirty / impure

  • 清潔
    せいけつ

    clean / hygienic

Example sentences

Example 1

説明は簡潔にしてください。

Translation

Please make the explanation concise.

Example 2

簡潔な文章が読みやすいです。

Translation

Concise writing is easy to read.

Example 3

部屋が不潔で友達が来られない。

Translation

The room is unclean, so my friend can’t come over.

Example 4

手を洗わずに食べるのは不潔だ。

Translation

Eating without washing your hands is dirty.

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