Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 清せい 潔けつ に 保たも つ to keep a place clean/sanitary
It's important to keep the bathroom clean.
〈 物もの 〉 を 清せい 潔けつ にする to make something clean/sanitary
Let's wash our hands clean before eating.
清せい 潔けつ な 〈 物もの 〉 a clean/sanitary (thing)
Please use a clean towel.
Related words· 7 きれい is a broad everyday word covering cleanliness, tidiness, or prettiness, while 清潔 focuses specifically on hygienic or sanitary cleanliness.
衛生的 emphasizes hygiene in a technical or practical sense, whereas 清潔 also covers the general impression of cleanliness.
清潔 describes the state of being clean, while 衛生 refers to the broader system or practice of maintaining health through cleanliness.
清潔 means generally clean or hygienic, while 無菌 specifically means completely free of microorganisms, a stricter scientific/medical standard.
Show 3 more Show fewer 清潔 is the everyday word for hygienic cleanliness, while 清浄 carries a more formal or ritual/technical sense of purity, as in cleanrooms or spiritual contexts.
清潔 emphasizes hygiene and cleanliness, while 清楚 focuses on a neat, tidy, and modestly elegant appearance.
清潔 is the native Japanese term for hygienic cleanliness, especially of bodies or rooms, while クリーン is a loanword often used for broader or more abstract senses like clean energy or clean politics.
Opposites 不潔 means dirty or unsanitary, the direct opposite of 清潔 's clean, hygienic sense.
清潔 means hygienically clean, a more formal opposite of 汚い used especially for hygiene-related contexts.
Don't confuse with· 6 純潔 refers narrowly to moral purity or chastity, while 清潔 in its figurative sense is broader, covering any untainted or virtuous impression.
清潔 shares the kanji 清 but means physically clean or hygienic, while 清廉 describes moral integrity and incorruptibility.
清潔 refers to hygienic cleanliness (e.g. a clean room), while 清らか describes an aesthetic or moral purity, as in clear water or an innocent heart.
Show 3 more Show fewer 清潔 means 'clean, hygienic' (free of dirt or germs), while 清涼 means 'cool and refreshing'; both share the kanji 清 but describe different qualities.
清潔 means physically clean or hygienic, whereas 清純 describes a person's innocent, pure-hearted character; the two share the kanji 清 but differ completely in meaning.
清潔 means physically clean or hygienic, while 高潔 means morally noble or upright; despite sharing the kanji 潔 , they describe different kinds of purity.
Written forms 清せい 潔けつ Usage 99%
Standard common kanji spelling for this noun and na-adjective.
せいけつ Usage 1%
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 清 , associated with clarity and purity, and 潔 , associated with cleanliness and purity. The spelling transparently matches the meanings 'clean' and 'pure.'
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