洗

wash

JLPT N3 Grade 6 9 strokes

Kun'yomi: あら.う
On'yomi: セン
Radical: 氵 · water (water (left-side radical))

洗 means "wash". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 9 strokes. It is read あら.う in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

洗 in example sentences

洗あらってきて。

Aratte kite.

Go wash up.
手てを洗あらおうよ。

Te o araou yo.

Let's wash our hands.
身体しんたいは洗あらった？

Shintai wa aratta?

Did you wash yourself?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 洗

More 氵 (water) kanji

Common questions

What does the kanji 洗 mean?: 洗 means "wash". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 洗 have?: 洗 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 洗 read?: It is read あら.う in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 洗?: 洗 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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