Memory phrase for the Kanji: 潔


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Meaning

clean, clear, pure

Pronunciation

KETSU
isagiyoi

Explanation

Left: water , right: tally stick , (pairwise marked sticks were distributed at the conclusion and joined again after implementation of an agreement), sword , thread (here: a cloth)

Mnemonic

With water, a tally stick, a sword and cloth it can be cleaned.

Radicals

waterThe radical sanzui is a short form of water
tally stick
thread
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Vocabulary

 潔い  いさぎよい  upright, courageous, manly
 潔  けつ  pure, clean
 不潔  ふけつ  unclean, dirty, filthy, impure
 潔癖  けっぺき  fastidiousness, love of cleanliness
 廉潔  れんけつ  integrity, honesty
 清潔  せいけつ  clean
 簡潔  かんけつ  brevity, conciseness, simplicity


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