洗
inquire into, probe, wash
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
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Information
Grade:6
Strokes:9
JLPT:3
Frequency:1168
Vocabulary
セン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水洗 | スイセン | washing with water; rinsing; flushing |
| 洗剤 | センザイ | detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material |
| 洗浄 | センジョウ | washing; cleansing; cleaning; laundering; cleansing (one's mind and body) |
| 洗濯 | センタク | washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.) |
| 洗濯機 | センタクキ | washing machine; (clothes) washer |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| お手洗い | おてあらい | toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom |
| 手洗い | てあらい | washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; toilet; hand-washing (laundry, etc.) |
| 洗う | あらう | to wash; to cleanse; to rinse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep |
| 洗濯 | せんだく | washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.) |
| 洗たく | せんたく | washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.) |
Visually Similar Kanji
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浜
beach, seacoast, seashore
Grade 8JLPT 1
泡
bubbles, foam, froth, suds
Grade 8JLPT 1
汽
steam, vapor
Grade 2JLPT 1
先
ahead, before, future, precedence, previous
Grade 1JLPT 5
洪
deluge, flood, vast
Grade 8JLPT 1
性
gender, nature, sex
Grade 5JLPT 3
法
law, method, model, principle, rule, system
Grade 4JLPT 3
注
annotate, comment, concentrate on, flow into, irrigate, notes, pour, shed (tears)
Grade 3JLPT 4
江
bay, creek, inlet
Grade 8JLPT 1
活
being helped, lively, living, resuscitation
Grade 2JLPT 3