洗 — kanji meaning “wash”
洗
wash, inquire into, probe
- Meanings
- wash, inquire into, probe
- On'yomi
- セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi
- あら.う
- Name readings
- あらい、らい
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #1168 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- xǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 洗
| 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 |
| 洗浄 | せんじょう senjou | washing; cleansing; cleaning |
| 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 |
| 洗脳 | せんのう sennou | brainwashing |
| 洗練 | せんれん senren | refinement; polish |
| 洗礼 | せんれい senrei | baptism; christening |
| 水洗 | すいせん suisen | washing with water; rinsing; flushing |
| 洗顔 | せんがん sengan | face-washing |
| 皿洗い | さらあらい saraarai | washing-up; dish-washing |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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