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浄 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: ジョウ, セイ  ·  Kunyomi: きよ.い, きよ.める  ·  Meanings: Manchu Dynasty, clean, cleanse, exorcise, purify

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Unicode: 6D44 Strokes: 9
JLPT N1
Meanings
Manchu Dynasty, clean, cleanse, exorcise, purify
Onyomi
ジョウ, セイ
Kunyomi
きよ.い, きよ.める
Name Readings
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
清い きよい clean, clear common JLPT-N2 I-adjective (keiyoushi)
浄水器 じょうすいき water filter, water purification system Noun
浄土真宗 じょうどしんしゅう Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect), True Pure Land School common Noun
清める きよめる to purify, to cleanse, to exorcise, to purge, to ward off Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
浄土 じょうど pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha), (Buddhist) paradise common Noun
浄化槽 じょうかそう water-purification tank common Noun
浄瑠璃 じょうるり jōruri, type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater) Noun
浄土宗 じょうどしゅう Pure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect) Noun
浄水 じょうすい clean water, purified water common Noun
浄化 じょうか purification common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
浄財 じょうざい monetary offering, donation Noun
浄土教 じょうどきょう Pure Land teachings Noun
浄霊 じょうれい exorcism Noun
浄衣 じょうえ white robe or costume Noun
浄水場 じょうすいじょう water filtration plant, water purification plant Noun
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