Translation guide
The state or quality of being clean, free from dirt, or maintaining hygiene. Japanese expresses this through nouns, adjectives, and verbs depending on context.
Describing the condition of a place, object, or person as clean and free from dirt.
The most common noun for cleanliness, often used for personal hygiene or clean environments. Can also be a na-adjective.
Cleanliness is the foundation of health.
This restaurant is clean.
Common na-adjective meaning 'clean' or 'tidy'. More casual and widely used than 清潔.
Please keep the room clean.
Formal or technical term for purity or cleanliness, often used in religious or scientific contexts.
Maintain the purity of the air.
Referring to cleanliness of one's body or habits.
Emphasizing the practice or habit of keeping things clean.
Cleanliness in a metaphorical sense, such as purity of heart or mind.
清潔 (seiketsu) is more formal and often used for hygiene or medical contexts. きれい (kirei) is casual and can also mean 'beautiful' or 'neat'. Use きれい for everyday tidiness, 清潔 for health-related cleanliness.
English 'cleanliness' is often expressed with verbs like 掃除する (to clean) or adjectives like きれい (clean) in Japanese. Using the noun 清潔 directly may sound stiff in casual conversation.
Cleanliness is important in hospitals.
I like the cleanliness of this hotel.
身だしなみに気をつける。
Pay attention to personal grooming.
It's thoroughly cleaned.
Set phrase meaning 'tidiness and orderliness', often associated with cleanliness in Japanese culture.
Make an effort to keep things tidy.
清廉潔白な政治家。
A politician of incorruptible integrity.