9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty

Kun'yomi
  • to purify
  • clean ②pure
On'yomi
  • ジョウ
  • セイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ジョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

clean, purify, cleanse
ジョウ セイ きよ.める (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
contend, dispute, argue
ソウ あらそ.う いか.でか (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

purification ②cleanup (e.g. of politics)
unclean ②bathroom ③menstruation
washing ②cleansing (one's mind and body)
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha) ②Pure Land Buddhism
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References

Unicode hex code 6D44
JIS X 0208 1-30-84
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2548
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3128
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 382
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 457
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 282
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 342
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1155
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1239
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1559
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 823
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 976
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17451
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1417
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 664
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 675
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1472
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1274
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1495
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1187
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1163
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a6.18
Four corner code 3715.7
De Roo Code 347