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洗 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「氵」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
On
センせん · sen
Kun
あら(う)ara(u)
Meaning
to wash

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

氵 "water" plus 先 "foot"; cleaning the feet with water — hence "to wash."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセンせんsen洗面せんめん洗練せんれん洗剤せんざい
Kunあらうarau洗うあらう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 洗面所せんめんじょ

    washroom

  • 洗濯せんたく

    laundry

More words with this kanji

  • 洗剤せんざい
  • 洗濯機せんたくき
  • 洗滌せんじょう
  • 洗いあらい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

食事(しょくじ)の前(まえ)に手(て)を洗(あら)う。

I wash my hands before meals.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 氵Map of reading センAll maps

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