潔 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ケツけつ · ketsu
- Kun
- いさぎよ(い)isagiyo(i)
- Meaning
- pure; clean; upright
Stroke order
Origin
氵 "water" plus 絜 "to put in order"; washed clean with water — hence "pure, upright."
Readings and examples
| Onケツけつketsu | 潔白けっぱく清潔せいけつ純潔じゅんけつ |
|---|---|
| Kunいさぎよいisagiyoi | 潔いいさぎよい |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 清潔せいけつ
clean; hygienic
- 簡潔かんけつ
concise
- 皎潔こうけつ
Example
台所はいつも清潔にする。
We always keep the kitchen clean.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)