Quick answer
清 is the kanji for "Pure". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is きよ.い (kiyoi). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Pure
Also : Purify · Cleanse · Exorcise
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 清 represents 'PURE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of pure.
On-reading: せい — sounds like 'say'. Kun-reading: きよ.い.
Example Sentences
清潔な環境を保つことが、健康維持の基本です。
せいけつなかんきょうをたもつことが、けんこういじのきほんです。
Keeping a clean environment is the basis for maintaining health.
清々しい朝の空気を吸いながら、ジョギングをしています。
すがすがしいあさのくうきをすいながら、じょぎんぐをしています。
I'm jogging while breathing the refreshing morning air.
Vocabulary using 清
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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