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潔 — spotless; gracious

潔 means “spotless; gracious”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ケツ (ketsu). Kun'yomi: いさぎよ(い) (isagiyoi). You'll see it in words such as 潔い (isagiyoi, “gracious; graceful”).

潔
Stroke order of 潔
Meaning
spotless; gracious
On'yomi
ケツ (ketsu)
Kun'yomi
いさぎよ(い) (isagiyoi)
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N1 · set Qualities 5

How to remember 潔

Parts: 氵 water · 刀 knife · 糸 thread

Words with 潔

WordReadingMeaning
潔いいさぎよい isagiyoi kungracious; graceful

Don't confuse it with

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