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Japanese symbol for “refreshed”

Romaji: sugasugashii
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh

In Japanese, refreshed is , read (sugasugashii).

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-i refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

Written forms: . Readings: .

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

Other Japanese words for “refreshed”

WordReadingMeaning
すがしい sugashiirefreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing
サバサバ sabasabarelieved; refreshed

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいそう seisoucleaning; clean-up; garbage collection
せいけつ seiketsuclean; hygienic; sanitary
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

See also: Chinese symbol for “refreshed”.

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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