Entry
  1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    清廉潔白できこえた彼が、汚職なんかに手を染めるわけない。
    He has a reputation as being straight as an arrow. He'd never get involved in corruption.
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty

Kun
きよ.いきよ.まるきよ.める
On
セイショウシン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
705 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

あきさやすがすみちん

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3a8.18The Kanji Dictionary
3512.7Four corner code
346deroo
6e05Unicode hex code
1-32-22JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2605Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3205New Nelson (John Haig)
523New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
635Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
384Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
479Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1539Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1659Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
509A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1342Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
654Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17695PMorohashi
517A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
660Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
671Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
440sakade
692Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
547henshall3
569Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
754Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1213Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1553Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qing1Pinyin reading
cheongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful

On
レン
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2066 of 2500
Radical
广 dotted cliff
WaniKani
Level 60

Built from

Used in names as

きよ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-10SKIP code
3q10.1The Kanji Dictionary
0023.7Four corner code
564deroo
5ec9Unicode hex code
1-46-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1530Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1634New Nelson (John Haig)
3153New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3911Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2016Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2720Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1601Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1727Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1752A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2042Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1514Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9436XMorohashi
1932A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1689Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1804Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1262Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1621Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1729Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
597Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1615Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lian2Pinyin reading
ryeomKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
60WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

Kun
いさぎよ.い
On
ケツ
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1595 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

きよきよし

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3a12.10The Kanji Dictionary
3719.3Four corner code
341deroo
6f54Unicode hex code
1-23-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2698Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3332New Nelson (John Haig)
744New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
920Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
519Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
678Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1548Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1668Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1397A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2615Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
672Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18231XMorohashi
659A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1241Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1307Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
767sakade
1500Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
686henshall3
806Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
753Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1249Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1562Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jie2Pinyin reading
gyeolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

white

Kun
しろしら-しろ.い
On
ハクビャク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
483 of 2500
Radical
white
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あきはっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
4c1.3The Kanji Dictionary
2600.0Four corner code
878deroo
767dUnicode hex code
1-39-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3095Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3863New Nelson (John Haig)
3493New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4305Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2175Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2929Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
37Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
37Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
266A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
216Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
79Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22678Morohashi
65A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
205Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
205Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
37sakade
73Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
53henshall3
46Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
242crowley
44Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1362Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
37Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bai2Pinyin reading
baeg, baeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level