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Kanji Detail for 洗 - "wash, clean, purify"

洗

  • Meaning

    洗 means "wash, clean, purify."

    1. Wash - To clean with water; to cleanse.

    2. Purify - To make pure; to refine.

    3. Investigate - To examine thoroughly.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wash; inquire into; probe

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wash, rinse; clean, purify

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to bathe, to rinse, to wash

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To wash. Using water to remove dirt and filth. All cleansing of evil and filth is called 洗. As in "washing the heart" (洗心). | A vessel for receiving water. Ancient bronze vessels had "twin-fish basins" (雙魚洗), shaped like today's wash basins. | Completely exhausted is called 洗. As in "the purse is as empty as if washed" (囊空如洗), meaning extremely impoverished.
  • Onyomitip

    sei(せい) せい

    sen(せん) せん

  • Kunyomitip

    ara.u(あらう) あらう

  • Strokestip

    9 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords
    wash clean cleanse purify rinse launder scrub bathe baptize investigate examine scrutinize clear refresh refine polish wipe soak shower immerse

Sentences including 洗

  • I've left that line of business.

  • He doesn't have to wash the car.

  • I washed my hands as usual.

  • Wash your hands right now.

  • My car needs washing.

  • His speech is very refined.

  • Could you tell me how to use this washing machine?

  • I'll get my son to wash my car somehow or other.

  • Wash your hands well.

  • Wash your hands before meals.

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