清 — pure, clean, clear
きよい
清
pure
きよい
U+6E05
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #705
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1537
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- pure
- clean
- clear
Readings
- On'yomi
- せい sei しょう shou しん shin
- Kun'yomi
- きよ kiyo
word
きよ kiyo 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).
せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Words by frequency and grade
15 wordsEach dot is a word containing 清: 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 · 10 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 氵 (water radical, from 水) gives the meaning domain — purity, clarity. 青 (sei, blue-green) provides both the sound and a connotation of freshness. Clean water is clear and blue-green.