浄
浄

clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty

9 strokesFrequency 1,383JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジョウセイ

Kun

きよ.めるきよ.い

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Common Words

浄化じょうかNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #8467
1

purification

2

cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

清める浄めるきよめるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #15742
1

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

Examples
縁起に塩をまいて清める。
We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.
清いきよい浄い～い Adj.Freq #15966
1

clean; clear

Examples
水清ければ魚住まず。
Clear water breeds no fish.
2

pure; honest; clean; innocent; platonic; chaste

Examples
心の清い人たちは幸いである。
Blessed are the pure in heart.
清浄せいじょうしょうじょうNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #18981
1

pure; clean; purity

Examples
山中では空気はとても清浄だ。
The air is very pure in the mountains.
洗浄せんじょうNoun～する VerbFreq #22180
1

washing; cleansing; cleaning; laundering

Examples
包帯をする前に彼は傷を洗浄した。
He cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage.
2

Buddhism

cleansing (one's mind and body)

不浄ふじょうNounFreq #25208
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

unclean; dirty; impure

2

Usu. as ご〜

bathroom; toilet (room)

3

Archaic

menstruation; menses

4

Archaic

feces; faeces

浄土じょうどNounFreq #38523
1

Buddhism

pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise

2

Abbreviation

Pure Land Buddhism

清め浄めきよめNounFreq #42712
1

purification

浄瑠璃じょうるりNounFreq #47546
1

jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

極楽浄土ごくらくじょうどNoun四字熟語Freq #57048
1

Buddhism

Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati

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