JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 浄: "clean, purify, cleanse"
The kanji 浄 means "clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジョウ, セイ in on'yomi and きよ.める, きよ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウセイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きよ.めるきよ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1383 of 2,501 |
Common words with 浄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 浄化purification · cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
- 清浄pure; clean; purity
- 洗浄washing; cleansing; cleaning; laundering · cleansing (one's mind and body)
- 不浄unclean; dirty; impure · bathroom; toilet (room)
- 浄土pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise · Pure Land Buddhism
- 浄瑠璃jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
- 極楽浄土Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
- 浄水clean water; purified water
- 空気清浄機air purifier
- 自浄作用autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
- 浄水器water filter; water purification system
- 浄土宗Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
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