Kanji1 / 9
浄 kanji
clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
ジョウセイ
Kun readings
きよめるきよい
Variant forms
淨Words with 浄
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —浄血blood purification; depuration
- —拭浄wiping and purifying; wiping and cleansing
- —浄行ascetic practices (esp. celibacy)
- —胃洗浄stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
- —浄水器water filter; water purification system
- —浄水場water filtration plant; water purification plant
- —浄瑠璃jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
- —不浄場unclean place; toilet; lavatory
- —ご不浄bathroom; toilet (room)
- —浄土宗Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
- —浄土教Pure Land teachings
- —浄水地(clean-water) reservoir
- —洗浄器washer; syringe
- —塵浄水ceremonious clapping and rubbing of the palms
- —清浄度(degree of) cleanliness; cleanliness factor
- —浄玻璃fine crystal; clear glass; mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
- —鼻洗浄nasal irrigation; nasal lavage; nasal douche; rhinenchysis
- —清浄綿absorbent cotton (wipes)
- —六根清浄purification of the six roots of perception
- —自浄作用autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)