漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

2High school level9 strokesRadical
On
ジョウ・セイ
Kun
きよ.める・きよ.い
Meaning
clean; purify

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" with 争: to wash clean with water — to purify.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ジョウ浄化・清浄・不浄

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 清浄せいじょう

    cleanliness; purity

  • 浄水じょうすい

    clean water

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

浄水器を取りつけた。

I installed a water purifier.

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