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潔
Kanji meaning "undefiled, pure, clean"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1363
JLPT N1
Grade 5
Kanken Level 6
WaniKani Level 28
RTK
KLC Volume 7
TMW Major Idol
15 strokes
Meanings
undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant
On'yomi
ケツ
Kun'yomi
いさぎよ.い
Stroke order
(15 strokes)
Composed of
氵
water
radical
絜
marking line
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
けつ
16 (52%)
けっ
8 (26%)
いさぎよ
5 (16%)
いさお
1 (3%)
いさぎ
1 (3%)
清
(
せい
)
潔
(
けつ
)
clean
#9178
簡
(
かん
)
潔
(
けつ
)
concise
#9308
不
(
ふ
)
潔
(
けつ
)
unclean
#15354
純
(
じゅん
)
潔
(
けつ
)
purity
#18875
高
(
こう
)
潔
(
けつ
)
noble
#19229
清
(
せい
)
潔
(
けつ
)
感
(
かん
)
(sense of) cleanliness
#22479
貞
(
てい
)
潔
(
けつ
)
chastity
#104207
簡
(
かん
)
潔
(
けつ
)
明
(
めい
)
瞭
(
りょう
)
clear and concise
#115982
廉
(
れん
)
潔
(
けつ
)
honest
#143257
不
(
ふ
)
潔
(
けつ
)
恐
(
きょう
)
怖
(
ふ
)
症
(
しょう
)
mysophobia
#263284
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Most common words using this kanji
潔
(
いさぎよ
)
い
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.)
#7810
清
(
せい
)
潔
(
けつ
)
clean
#9178
簡
(
かん
)
潔
(
けつ
)
concise
#9308
潔
(
けっ
)
白
(
ぱく
)
innocence
#13723
不
(
ふ
)
潔
(
けつ
)
unclean
#15354
純
(
じゅん
)
潔
(
けつ
)
purity
#18875
高
(
こう
)
潔
(
けつ
)
noble
#19229
清
(
せい
)
潔
(
けつ
)
感
(
かん
)
(sense of) cleanliness
#22479
潔
(
けっ
)
癖
(
ぺき
)
fastidiousness
#23155
潔
(
けっ
)
癖
(
ぺき
)
症
(
しょう
)
fastidiousness
#40981
清
(
せい
)
廉
(
れん
)
潔
(
けっ
)
白
(
ぱく
)
spotless integrity
#41007
潔
(
いさお
)
Isao
#47440
潔
(
けっ
)
癖
(
ぺき
)
性
(
しょう
)
obsession with cleanliness
#79434
潔
(
いさぎよ
)
し
pride
#94182
貞
(
てい
)
潔
(
けつ
)
chastity
#104207
潔
(
いさぎよ
)
しとしない
find it against one's conscience (to do)
#105757
簡
(
かん
)
潔
(
けつ
)
明
(
めい
)
瞭
(
りょう
)
clear and concise
#115982
潔
(
けっ
)
斎
(
さい
)
religious abstinence
#118135
潔
(
いさぎよ
)
しとせず
find it against one's conscience (to do)
#124776
精
(
しょう
)
進
(
じん
)
潔
(
けっ
)
斎
(
さい
)
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
#136597
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