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    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji
    3. 浄

    浄

    浄きよ.める

    clean

    N1KMT8Freq #1383Core ConceptsKanji9 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    きよ.めるきよ.い

    On'yomi

    ジョウセイ

    cleanpurifycleanseexorciseManchu Dynasty

    氵争

    氵
    水
    亅

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    津淨河瀞淒渮海洩淒亊瀞淨洒争龜津洋洫

    Alternative forms of this concept

    氵
    氺

    Concepts using this kanji

    浄化

    purification

    浄水

    clean water

    洗浄

    washing

    自浄

    self-purification

    浄土

    pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha)

    浄土真宗

    Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect)

    浄化槽

    water-purification tank

    清浄

    pure

    浄土宗

    Pure Land sect (of Buddhism)

    洗浄剤

    detergent

    浄瑠璃

    jōruri

    浄財

    monetary offering

    不浄場

    unclean place

    浄水地

    (clean-water) reservoir

    九品浄土

    Amitabha's Pure Land (composed of nine levels)

    ご不浄

    bathroom

    自浄作用

    autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)

    浄水場

    water filtration plant

    東浄

    toilet in a Zen temple

    自浄能力

    self-cleansing power

    西方浄土

    Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)

    民族浄化

    ethnic cleansing

    浄土三部経

    three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism

    浄土教

    Pure Land teachings

    浄界

    sacred ground

    浄行

    ascetic practices (esp. celibacy)

    空気浄化機

    air purifier

    苦海浄土

    Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (1960 semi-fictional novel by Michiko Ishimure)

    浄水器

    water filter

    浄書

    fair copy

    西浄

    toilet in a Zen temple

    浄写

    fair copy

    浄域

    sacred ground

    浄化装置

    purifier

    極楽浄土

    Amitabha's Pure Land

    浄火

    sacred fire

    人形浄瑠璃

    Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)

    清浄度

    (degree of) cleanliness

    不浄

    unclean

    資金洗浄

    money laundering

    六根清浄

    purification of the six roots of perception

    空気清浄機

    air purifier

    塵浄水

    ceremonious clapping and rubbing of the palms

    反資金洗浄法

    anti-money laundering law

    高圧洗浄機

    pressure washer

    浄化槽法

    Purification Tank Act

    清浄無垢

    purity

    無垢清浄

    pure and innocent

    浄御原令

    Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 CE)

    血液浄化

    blood purification

    浄血

    blood purification

    寂光浄土

    paradise

    食器洗浄機

    dishwasher

    洗浄器

    washer

    高清浄度ステンレス鋼

    high-purity stainless steel

    浄罪

    cleansing of sins

    欣求浄土

    seeking rebirth in the Pure Land

    超音波洗浄

    ultrasonic cleaning

    浄衣

    white robe or costume

    温水洗浄便座

    bidet toilet with a heated water function

    腸内洗浄

    colonic irrigation

    明窓浄机

    dustless desk by a well-lit window

    飛鳥浄御原令

    Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 A.D.)

    清浄潔白

    upright and clean-handed

    入れ歯洗浄剤

    denture cleanser

    胃洗浄器

    stomach pump

    清浄綿

    absorbent cotton (wipes)

    鼻洗浄器

    nasal irrigation device

    飛鳥浄御原律令

    Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 CE)

    胃洗浄

    stomach pumping

    浄霊

    exorcism

    鼻洗浄

    nasal irrigation

    浄瑠璃語り

    jōruri reciter

    禅浄

    Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism

    操り浄瑠璃

    Japanese puppet theatre

    浄玻璃

    fine crystal

    拭浄

    wiping and purifying

    浄玻璃の鏡

    mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 亅
    • 氵
    • 水

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    • 胃洗浄
    • 浄化
    • 浄水
    • 浄水器
    • 浄水場
    • 浄土
    • 浄瑠璃
    • 清浄
    • 洗浄
    • 不浄
    • 不浄場
    • 六根清浄
    • 人形浄瑠璃
    • 操り浄瑠璃
    • 浄化槽
    • 浄書
    • 自浄
    • 空気清浄機
    • ご不浄
    • 自浄作用
    • 寂光浄土
    • 超音波洗浄
    • 清浄無垢
    • 浄土宗
    • 浄土真宗
    • 浄土教
    • 浄水地
    • 浄火
    • 浄写
    • 浄衣
    • 浄界
    • 浄財
    • 浄域
    • 浄罪
    • 極楽浄土
    • 欣求浄土
    • 浄化装置
    • 洗浄器
    • 資金洗浄
    • 西方浄土
    • 塵浄水
    • 明窓浄机
    • 自浄能力
    • 清浄潔白
    • 無垢清浄
    • 腸内洗浄
    • 胃洗浄器
    • 民族浄化
    • 洗浄剤
    • 反資金洗浄法
    • 九品浄土
    • 飛鳥浄御原律令
    • 浄御原令
    • 東浄
    • 西浄
    • 浄霊
    • 浄瑠璃語り
    • 禅浄
    • 浄土三部経
    • 温水洗浄便座
    • 浄血
    • 入れ歯洗浄剤
    • 高清浄度ステンレス鋼
    • 清浄度
    • 浄玻璃の鏡
    • 浄玻璃
    • 鼻洗浄器
    • 食器洗浄機
    • 拭浄
    • 鼻洗浄
    • 高圧洗浄機
    • 浄行
    • 浄化槽法
    • 血液浄化
    • 清浄綿
    • 空気浄化機
    • 苦海浄土
    • 飛鳥浄御原令

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    • 海
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    • 洒
    • 争
    • 龜
    • 洋
    • 洫

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    • 氺

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