清

pure

JLPT N2 Grade 4 11 strokes

Kun'yomi: きよ.い・きよ.まる・きよ.める
On'yomi: セイ・ショウ・シン
Radical: 氵 · water (water (left-side radical))

Stroke order & writing

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清 in example sentences

私わたしは清潔せいけつだ。
Watashi wa seiketsu da.
I'm clean.
清々せいせいしたよ。
Seisei shita yo.
Good riddance.
清算せいさんをお願ねがいします。
Seisan o o negai shimasu.
Check, please.

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

More 氵 (water) kanji

清 means "pure". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 11 strokes. It is read きよ.い・きよ.まる・きよ.める in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セイ・ショウ・シン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

Common questions

What does the kanji 清 mean?: 清 means "pure". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 清 have?: 清 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 清 read?: It is read きよ.い・きよ.まる・きよ.める in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セイ・ショウ・シン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 清?: 清 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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