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Japanese symbol for “hygienic”

Romaji: seiketsu
clean; hygienic; sanitary

In Japanese, hygienic is , read (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

  1. adj-na, n clean; hygienic; sanitary
  2. adj-na, n pure; virtuous; immaculate

Kanji and stroke order

pure, purify, cleanse
on: セイ、ショウ、シン
kun: きよ.い、きよ.まる、きよ.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2
undefiled, pure, clean
on: ケツ
kun: いさぎよ.い
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “hygienic”

WordReadingMeaning
えいせいてき eiseitekihygienic; sanitary
けんこうてき kenkoutekihygienic; healthy; healthful

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいそう seisoucleaning; clean-up; garbage collection
せいさん seisan(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; clearing debts
しゅくせい shukusei(political) purge
きよらか kiyorakaclean; clear
せいじょう seijoupure; clean; purity
けっぱく keppakuinnocence; guiltlessness; purity
ふけつ fuketsuunclean; dirty; unsanitary
かんけつ kanketsuconcise; brief; succinct

See also: Chinese symbol for “hygienic”.

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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