潔
clean, gallant, pure, righteous, undefiled
Readings
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Grade:5
Strokes:15
JLPT:1
Frequency:1595
Vocabulary
ケツ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簡潔 | カンケツ | concise; brief; succinct; compact (style) |
| 清潔 | セイケツ | clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate |
| 不潔 | フケツ | unclean; dirty; unsanitary; filthy; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene; immoral |
| 高潔 | コウケツ | noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright |
| 廉潔 | レンケツ | honest; incorruptible; integrity |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潔い | いさぎよい | gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; honourable (e.g. death); noble; gallant; brave; manly; sportsmanlike; upright; righteous; honest; pure (heart); innocent; unspoiled (scenery, etc.); pure; clean |
| 潔白 | けっぱく | innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity |
| 潔癖 | けっぺき | fastidiousness; love of cleanliness |
| 清廉潔白 | せいれんけっぱく | spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness |
| 潔斎 | けっさい | religious abstinence; purification |
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