洗 — wash, inquire into, probe
あらう
洗
wash
あらう
U+6D17
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1168
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #264
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- wash
- inquire into
- probe
Readings
- On'yomi
- せん sen
- Kun'yomi
- あら ara
word
あら ara Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
せん sen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
20 wordsEach dot is a word containing 洗: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 13 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.