pure, clean, refined
On'yomi (音読み)
- ケツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いさぎよ.い
- いさぎよ.さ
About this kanji
The kanji 潔, pronounced "けつ" in on'yomi and "いさぎよ.い" in kun'yomi, primarily conveys the meanings of purity, cleanliness, and refinement. This kanji often appears in nouns, but you can also find it used in verbs. Notable compounds include 自潔 (じけつ), which means "purity", and 潔白 (けっぱく), translating to "innocence". Another important word is 潔める (いさめる), meaning "to purify". A common usage note is that 潔 relates not only to physical cleanliness but also to moral or spiritual purity, often associated with honorable actions or thoughts.
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Example sentences
彼の潔い行動に感心した。
I was impressed by his noble actions.
Meanings across languages
- English
- pure, clean, refined
- Tiếng Việt
- trong sạch, tinh khiết, chính trực
- 日本語
- 清らか, 純粋である
- 한국어
- 순수한, 깨끗한, 정제된
- 中文
- 纯洁, 干净, 精致
- id
- murni, bersih, halus
- th
- สะอาด, บริสุทธิ์, กลั่น
- es
- puro, limpio, refinado
- fr
- pur, propre, raffiné
- de
- rein, sauber, raffiniert
- pt
- puro, limpo, refinado
Common compounds
- 自潔じけつpurity, self-purity
- 潔白けっぱくinnocence, purity
- 潔めるいさめるto purify
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