# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 潔い | いさぎよい (isagiyoi) | gracious; graceful |

## Don't confuse it with

[績](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/achievement/)

## More in the “Qualities 5” set

[疎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/estranged/) · [剛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sturdy/) · [潔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spotless/) · [酷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/severe/) · [邪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wicked/) · [劣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inferior/) · [怪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/weird/) · [佳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fine/) · [壮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/robust/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spotless/. Last updated 2026-11-01.