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潔
clean · pure · undefiled · integrity
N1On: けつKun: いさぎよ.い
Memory Aid
Imagine a pure, clear stream of water (氵) flowing over a 'knot' or 'thread' (絜, which contains 糸 for thread and 夬 for a knot or bowstring) to wash away all impurities, leaving it perfectly CLEAN and untangled.
Vocabulary
清潔せいけつcleanliness, hygiene, purity
潔いいさぎよいresigned, graceful (in defeat), manly, sportsmanlike, resolute
潔癖けっぺきfastidiousness, neat freak
純潔じゅんけつpurity, innocence, chastity
Example Sentences
この部屋はいつも清潔に保たれています。
This room is always kept clean.
彼は潔く自分の非を認めた。
He gracefully admitted his fault.
彼女は潔癖症なので、いつも持ち物を消毒している。
She is a neat freak, so she always disinfects her belongings.
その純潔な心が人々を惹きつけた。
Her pure heart attracted people.