Japanese symbol for “cleansing”
洗浄
せんじょう
Romaji: senjou
washing; cleansing; cleaning; laundering
In Japanese, cleansing is 洗浄, read せんじょう (senjou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt washing; cleansing; cleaning; laundering
- n, vs, vt cleansing (one's mind and body) (Buddh)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cleansing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クレンジング | クレンジング kurenjingu | cleansing |
| 洗滌 | せんでき sendeki | washing; cleansing; cleaning |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洗濯 | せんたく sentaku | washing; laundry |
| 洗剤 | せんざい senzai | detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent |
| 洗う | あらう arau | to wash; to cleanse; to rinse |
| 洗面 | せんめん senmen | washing one's face |
| 手洗い | てあらい tearai | washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands |
| 浄化 | じょうか jouka | purification |
| 浄水 | じょうすい jousui | clean water; purified water |
| 清浄 | せいじょう seijou | pure; clean; purity |
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.