15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

Kun'yomi
  • gracious (defeat, apology, etc.) ②upright ③unspoiled (scenery, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ケツ
Nanori
  • きよ
  • きよし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケツ 65.7%
いさぎよ 34.3%

Character Breakdown

undefiled, pure, clean
ケツ いさぎよ.い きよ (5th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
marking line, ascertain, assess
ケツ ケチ ケイ
to engrave, a written contract or agreement
abundant, lush, bountiful
ホウ フ フウ
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

gracious (defeat, apology, etc.) ②upright ③unspoiled (scenery, etc.)
unclean ②indecent
clean ②pure
fastidiousness ②clean-freak
find it against one's conscience (to do)
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References

Unicode hex code 6F54
JIS X 0208 1-23-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2698
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3332
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 744
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 920
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 519
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 678
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1548
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1668
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1397
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2615
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 672
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18231X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 659
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1241
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1307
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 767
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1500
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 686
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 806
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 753
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1249
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1562
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a12.10
Four corner code 3719.3
De Roo Code 341