Japanese symbol for “tidy”
清楚
せいそ
Romaji: seiso
neat and clean; tidy; trim
In Japanese, tidy is 清楚, read せいそ (seiso).
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 neat and clean; tidy; trim
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tidy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 整然 | せいぜん seizen | orderly; regular; systematic |
| 綺麗 | きれい kirei | clean; clear; pure |
| 小奇麗 | こぎれい kogirei | neat; trim; tidy |
| さっぱり | さっぱり sappari | neat; tidy; clean |
| こざっぱり | こざっぱり kozappari | neat (neatly); tidy; trim |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清掃 | せいそう seisou | cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection |
| 清潔 | せいけつ seiketsu | clean; hygienic; sanitary |
| 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 |
| 四面楚歌 | しめんそか shimensoka | being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody |
| 楚々 | そそ soso | graceful; neat |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tidy”.
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.