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  •  清
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28 潔 Pure

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Radical Combination

  • 氵 Tsunami
  • 生 Life
  • 刀 Sword
  • 糸 Thread

Meaning

Primary

Pure

Mnemonic

A tsunami takes life, cuts it like a sword through thread, and leaves everything behind completely pure. Everything is dead and gone, wiped clean off the face of the earth, thanks to the tsunami. It's back to the way it was before humans were here, it's completely pure.

Hints

Picture the tsunami purifying the land of life, and in your mind see the sword cutting clean through the thread of life.

Readings

On’yomi

けつ

Kun’yomi

いさぎよ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

After the tsunami pulls away, everything left is pure white. You hate this, so you run over and squirt ketsup (けつ) all over the place to make it not so pure.

Hints

The area is SO pure that the ground absorbs the ketsup and now it's all pure... ketsup color.

Found In Vocabulary

  • 清潔
    • せいけつ
    • Clean
  • 不潔
    • ふけつ
    • Filthy
  • 潔い
    • いさぎよい
    • Pure
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