潔

undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いさぎよ.い

Nanori (名乗り)

きよきよし

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:15

JLPT:N1

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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