Word details

潔白

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 潔白.

Dictionary

Entry

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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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
白

white

5 strokesFrequency 483JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ハクビャク

Kun

しろしら-しろ.い

Nanori

あきかはっ

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