Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 潔けっ 白ぱく を 証しょう 明めい する to prove someone's innocence
He gathered evidence to prove his own innocence.
潔けっ 白ぱく を 主しゅ 張ちょう する to claim/insist on one's innocence
The defendant insisted on his innocence in court.
身み の 潔けっ 白ぱく を 明あ かす to demonstrate/clear one's own innocence
She presented an alibi to demonstrate her innocence.
Related words· 6 無実 specifically means 'not guilty' of a particular crime, while 潔白 carries a broader sense of moral purity as well as innocence.
清廉 stresses honesty and incorruptibility, often of an official or public figure, whereas 潔白 focuses on being free of wrongdoing or blame.
潔白 is a formal word for moral innocence or purity of conduct, while 白 is casual slang meaning 'innocent' especially in criminal contexts.
潔白 stresses moral innocence and being free of wrongdoing, while 明朗 highlights the visible transparency and clarity of an act or transaction.
Show 2 more Show fewer 潔白 describes being morally clean or innocent, a modern equivalent to 廉 's obsolete sense of 'pure, honest'.
潔白 specifically means being free of guilt or wrongdoing (as in a legal or moral sense), while 清い covers a wider range of purity including physical cleanliness.
Don't confuse with 潔癖 means an obsessive fastidiousness about cleanliness or morals, not the state of being proven innocent like 潔白 .
潔白 shares the kanji 潔 with 不潔 but means innocent or morally pure, the near-opposite feel despite the similar look.
Etymology Compound of 潔 (pure, undefiled) and 白 (white, symbolizing purity). The combination reinforces the idea of moral spotlessness.
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