Word details

潔しとしない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 潔しとしない.

Dictionary

Entry

潔しとしない屑しとしないいさぎよしとしない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #92369
1

find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)

Examples
その兵士は丸腰の兵士を撃つことを潔しとしなかった
The soldier disdained shooting an unarmed enemy.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

rubbish, junk, trash, waste, scraps

10 strokesGrade 9

On

セツ

Kun

くずいさぎよ.い

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