Skip to content
kanjiba – Home

Kanji 清

11 strokes

Meaning

pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty

On'yomi
セイショウシン
Kun'yomi
きよいきよまるきよめる
Strokes
11
JLPT
N2
School grade
Grade 4
Kanken
7級
Frequency
#705 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Words with 清

  • 清む

    すむ

    to clear (e.g., weather), to become transparent

    N3
  • 清潔

    せいけつ

    clean

    N3
  • 清い

    きよい

    clear, pure, noble

    N2
  • 清書

    せいしょ

    clean copy

    N2
  • 清掃

    せいそう

    cleaning

    N2
  • 清純

    せいじゅん

    purity, innocence

    N1
  • 清濁

    せいだく

    good and evil, purity and impurity

    N1
  • 清らか

    きよらか

    clean, pure, chaste

    N1

Example sentences

  • 心こころの清きよい人ひとたちは幸さいわいである。

    Blessed are the pure in heart.

  • 君きみの手ては清潔せいけつですか。

    Are your hands clean?

  • 作文さくぶんを清書せいしょする必要ひつようはありません。

    You don't have to write out a clean copy of your composition.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.