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figured cloth, beautiful

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Common Words

綺麗奇麗きれいキレイ～な Adj.Freq #1407
1

pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair

Examples
この芋虫がきれいな蝶になるのだ。
This caterpillar will become a beautiful butterfly.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat

Examples
この辺りは空気がきれいだよ。
The air is pure around here.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; As 〜に

completely; entirely

きらびやか煌びやか～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #17843
1

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

きれいさっぱり綺麗さっぱりキレイさっぱり奇麗さっぱりAdverb～と Adverb～する VerbFreq #22330
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

once and for all; completely

Examples
番号を奇麗さっぱり忘れてしまった。
I completely forgot the number.
2

spotlessly

綺麗事奇麗事きれい事きれいごとNounFreq #23268
1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service

Examples
高額品の値下げなどときれいごとをいっても、結局のところ新消費税への風当たりを和らげる口実にすぎない。
The reduced price of luxury goods is just window dressing to make the new consumption tax look better.
2

Archaic; Orig. meaning

deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

小奇麗小綺麗小ぎれいこぎれい～な Adj.Freq #30142
1

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

Examples
どの女の子も小ぎれいな服装をしていた。
Each of the girls was dressed neatly.
いらう弄う綺うTransitiveGodan verbFreq #42177
1

Word usually written using kana alone; In Western Japanese dialects

to touch; to finger; to play with

2

Archaic

to tease; to make fun of

綺羅きらNounFreq #46264
1

fine clothes

綺きかんはたかんばたかにはたNounArchaicFreq #49023
1

thin twilled silk fabric

きれい好き綺麗好きキレイ好ききれいずきNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #50712
1

love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness

Examples
みつなは綺麗好きだから、よく自ら進んで掃除をしています。
Mitsuna is very tidy so she often cleans up without being asked.
キラ星綺羅星きらぼし煌星NounFreq #56121
1

glittering stars

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