JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 潔: "undefiled, pure, clean"
The kanji 潔 means "undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ケツ in on'yomi and いさぎよ.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)
ケツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いさぎよ.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 | undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1595 of 2,501 |
Common words with 潔
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 清潔clean; hygienic; sanitary · pure; virtuous; immaculate
- 潔いgracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; honourable (e.g. death); noble · upright; righteous; honest; pure (heart)
- 簡潔concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
- 不潔unclean; dirty; unsanitary; filthy · indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene; immoral
- 純潔purity; chastity
- 潔白innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness
- 高潔noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous
- 潔癖fastidiousness; love of cleanliness · uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness; probity
- 清潔感(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
- 清廉潔白spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
- 潔癖症fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc. · clean-freak
- 潔癖性obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness
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