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潔

undefiled
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingケツ
Kun readingいさぎよ.い
JōyōGrade 5
  1. gracious (defeat, apology, etc.)
  2. graceful
  3. honourable (e.g. death)
  4. noble
  5. gallant

Popular Usage

清潔簡潔

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · flick knife · grow up · sword (刀) · dagger (刀) · thread (糸) · spiderman

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1668

Compound words

清潔せいけつ
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous
簡潔かんけつ
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
潔いいさぎよい
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; honourable (e.g. death); noble; gallant
潔白けっぱく
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
潔癖けっぺき
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
高潔こうけつ
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
不潔ふけつ
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; filthy; indecent
純潔じゅんけつ
purity
貞潔ていけつ
chastity
廉潔れんけつ
honest
潔よいいさぎよい
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.)
潔良いいさぎよい
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.)
簡潔明瞭かんけつめいりょう
clear and concise
清廉潔白せいれんけっぱく
spotless integrity

Additional Examples

彼は清潔なズボンを履いていた。
He put on clean trousers.tatoeba
彼は自分が潔白であることを私に確信させた。
He convinced me of his innocence.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 潔

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