浄
Manchu Dynasty, clean, cleanse, exorcise, purify

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ジョウセイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

きよ.いきよ.める

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:9
JLPT:1
Frequency:1383

Vocabulary

ジョウ

WordReadingMeaning
浄化ジョウカpurification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
浄水ジョウスイclean water; purified water
浄土ジョウドpure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
清浄セイジョウpure; clean; purity
清浄ショウジョウpure; clean; purity

Other

WordReadingMeaning
浄いきよいclean; clear; pure; honest; clean; innocent; platonic; chaste
浄めきよめpurification
浄めるきよめるto purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
不浄場ふじょうばunclean place; toilet; lavatory
六根清浄ろっこんしょうじょうpurification of the six roots of perception

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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steam, vapor
Grade 2JLPT 1
泡
bubbles, foam, froth, suds
Grade 8JLPT 1
性
gender, nature, sex
Grade 5JLPT 3
津
ferry, harbor, haven, port
Grade 8JLPT 1
洗
inquire into, probe, wash
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汗
perspire, sweat
Grade 8JLPT 2
注
annotate, comment, concentrate on, flow into, irrigate, notes, pour, shed (tears)
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汚
defile, dirty, disgrace, pollute, rape
Grade 8JLPT 2
洋
Western style, foreign, ocean, sea
Grade 3JLPT 4