Kanji Detail for 湔 - "wash, sprinkle"

湔

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
湔 means "wash, sprinkle."
1. Wash - To rinse; to remove stains.
2. Sprinkle - To pour water on.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

wash; cleanse; purge

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

wash, cleanse; purge

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to wash; to redress (a wrong); name of a river

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to wash, to cleanse; to purge

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

An ancient river name. In Sichuan, Chengdu city area. The upper reaches of the Zhong River. | To wash. 湔祓 means to clear one's name. Seen in (Strategies of the Warring States).
Onyomi

san(さん)

sen(せん)
Kunyomi

ara.u(あらう)
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

水氵氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)
Related Keywords
wash rinse remove stains sprinkle pour water