清せい浄じょう無む垢く

also: しょうじょうむく

Meanings

purity; spotlessness; immaculateness

A yojijukugo expressing a state of being completely pure and free from any defilement or stain, often used in religious, spiritual, or poetic contexts.

この寺てらは清せい浄じょう無む垢くな空くう気きに包つつまれている。
This temple is enveloped in an atmosphere of immaculate purity.
彼かの女じょの心こころは清せい浄じょう無む垢くそのものだ。
Her heart is the very picture of purity.

Kanji

清pure, purify, cleanse
浄clean, purify, cleanse
無nothingness, none, ain't
垢dirt, grime, earwax

Related words

清せい浄じょう
清浄 alone means 'pure' or 'clean', but 清浄無垢 emphasizes absolute, untainted purity with a more literary and emphatic tone.
無む垢く
無垢 means 'innocence' or 'purity', often used for people. 清浄無垢 combines both concepts for a stronger, more formal expression.

Built from

清せい浄じょう+無む垢く

Written forms

清浄無垢
- せいじょうむく
  Standard kanji form; the reading せいじょうむく is the most common.
- しょうじょうむく
  Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
しょうじょうむく

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 清浄 (pure, clean) and 無垢 (free from defilement, innocent). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is used to express an ideal of absolute purity.