Entry
  1. Noun

    refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; breath of fresh air

    金が物言う、世知辛いこのご時世に、彼の生き方は一服の清涼剤だね。
    In this harsh, petty world where money does the talking, his way of life is like a breath of fresh air.
  2. tonic; refreshing medicine

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Characters in this word

3
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

refreshing, nice and cool

Kun
すず.しいすず.むすず.やかうす.いひや.すまことに
On
リョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1783 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

Used in names as

りょ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3a8.31The Kanji Dictionary
3019.6Four corner code
341deroo
6dbcUnicode hex code
1-46-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2598Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3198New Nelson (John Haig)
521New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
633Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
382Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
477Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
313Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
335Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1490A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1330Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1268Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17606Morohashi
1906A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1204Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1267Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
689Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1460Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
340Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1216Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
319Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liang2, liang4Pinyin reading
ryangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dose, medicine, drug

Kun
かるけず.る
On
ザイスイセイ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1151 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 40

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-8-2SKIP code
2f8.6The Kanji Dictionary
0220.0Four corner code
443deroo
5264Unicode hex code
1-26-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5424Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
493New Nelson (John Haig)
1669New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2102Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1094Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1491Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1730Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1867Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
949A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1497Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2076PMorohashi
1296A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
550Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
559Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1096Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1312Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1780Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
200Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1746Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4Pinyin reading
je, jaKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
40WaniKani level