潔
潔

undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

15 strokesFrequency 1,595JLPT N1Grade 5

On

ケツ

Kun

いさぎよ.い

Nanori

きよきよし

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Common Words

清潔せいけつNoun～な Adj.Freq #7451
1

clean; hygienic; sanitary

Examples
その別荘は清潔で整然としていた。
The cottage was clean and tidy.
2

pure; virtuous; immaculate

潔いいさぎよい～い Adj.Freq #7532
1

gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; honourable (e.g. death); noble; gallant; brave; manly; sportsmanlike

Examples
出処進退の潔さをわきまえている、と彼は言っているけれど、いざとなったらどうだかね。
He always talks as though he knows how to handle himself but you never know how he'll act when the chips are down.
2

Dated term

upright; righteous; honest; pure (heart); innocent

3

Archaic

unspoiled (scenery, etc.); pure; clean

簡潔かんけつ～な Adj.Freq #7644
1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

Examples
簡潔は機知の精髄。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
不潔ふけつNoun～な Adj.Freq #15859
1

unclean; dirty; unsanitary; filthy

Examples
レストランの不潔な皿に私達は吐き気を催させられた。
The dirty plates in the restaurant disgusted us.
2

indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene; immoral

純潔じゅんけつNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #16638
1

purity; chastity

Examples
ゆりの白さは純潔の象徴だ。
The whiteness of the lily is a symbol of purity.
潔白けっぱくNoun～な Adj.Freq #17249
1

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

Examples
私は彼が潔白だと断言した。
I affirmed that he was innocent.
高潔こうけつNoun～な Adj.Freq #18166
1

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

Examples
このシンボルは強さと高潔さを表す。
This symbol stands for strength and integrity.
潔癖けっぺきNoun～な Adj.Freq #21872
1

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

清潔感せいけつかんNounFreq #25539
1

(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression

清廉潔白せいれんけっぱくNoun～な Adj.四字熟語Freq #32769
1

spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness

Examples
清廉潔白できこえた彼が、汚職なんかに手を染めるわけない。
He has a reputation as being straight as an arrow. He'd never get involved in corruption.
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