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Kanji Detail for 洗 - "to wash, to investigate"

洗

  • Meaning

    洗 means "to wash, to investigate." Also associated with to purify.

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

    2. Purify - To make pure; to refine.

    3. Investigate - To examine thoroughly.

  • Words using 洗

    • 洗濯 せんたく Listen washing; laundry; relaxation
    • 洗剤 せんざい Listen detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent
    • 洗浄 せんじょう Listen washing; cleansing; cleaning
    • 洗濯機 せんたくき Listen washing machine; (clothes) washer
    • 洗い上げる あらいあげる Listen to finish washing; to wash well; to investigate thoroughly
    • 洗礼 せんれい Listen baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.)
    • 合成洗剤 ごうせいせんざい Listen synthetic detergent
    • 洗う あらう Listen to wash; to cleanse; to rinse

  • Tattoo check: 洗

    • Verified meaning: to wash, to investigate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あらい, せんがい)
    • Also carries these associations: to purify

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 洗

    Given names 洗(せんがい)Listen

    Surnames 洗(あらい)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ara.u(あら-う) あら-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    wash purify investigate clean rinse refreshing respectful bathe launder polish refine sanitize scrub examine

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.

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

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

  • Wash your hands well.

  • Wash your hands before meals.

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