Japanese symbol for “clean”
清潔
せいけつ
Romaji: seiketsu
clean; hygienic; sanitary
In Japanese, clean is 清潔, read せいけつ (seiketsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n clean; hygienic; sanitary
- adj-na, n pure; virtuous; immaculate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “clean”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清らか | きよらか kiyoraka | clean; clear |
| 清い | きよい kiyoi | clean; clear |
| クリーン | クリーン kuriin | clean |
| 清浄 | せいじょう seijou | pure; clean; purity |
| 明るい | あかるい akarui | fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清掃 | せいそう seisou | cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection |
| 清算 | せいさん seisan | (financial) settlement; squaring accounts; clearing debts |
| 粛清 | しゅくせい shukusei | (political) purge |
| 清らか | きよらか kiyoraka | clean; clear |
| 清浄 | せいじょう seijou | pure; clean; purity |
| 潔白 | けっぱく keppaku | innocence; guiltlessness; purity |
| 不潔 | ふけつ fuketsu | unclean; dirty; unsanitary |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ kanketsu | concise; brief; succinct |
See also: Chinese symbol for “clean”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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