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浄

clean
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingジョウ、セイ
Kun readingきよ.める、きよ.い
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. cleanRtK
  2. purify
  3. cleanse
  4. exorcise
  5. manchu Dynasty
  1. purification
  2. cleanup (e.g. of politics)
  3. purge

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · contend · bound up (乙) · rake

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1239

Compound words

浄化じょうか
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
浄水じょうすい
clean water; purified water
浄土じょうど
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
清浄せいじょう
pure; clean; purity
洗浄せんじょう
washing; cleansing; cleaning; laundering; cleansing (one's mind and body)
不浄ふじょう
unclean; dirty; impure; bathroom; toilet (room)
自浄じじょう
self-purification; self-cleansing
浄化槽じょうかそう
water-purification tank; septic tank
洗浄剤せんじょうざい
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
浄土真宗じょうどしんしゅう
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
温水洗浄便座おんすいせんじょうべんざ
bidet toilet with a heated water function; warm-water washlet

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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