This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ジョウ、セイ、きよ.める、きよ.い
Romaji: jō, sei, kiyo.meru, kiyo.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty

Stroke Diagram

123456789

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1383
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-6
Korean Reading:  jeong
Chinese Reading:  jing4
Unicode:  6d44
JIS:  3E74

Indexes

Halpern Index: 382
Nelson Index: 2548
New Nelson Index: 3128
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a6.18
Four Corner Index: 3715.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1417
Gakken Index: 1559
Japanese Names Index: 823
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17451
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1138
Remembering the kanji Index: 1155
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1472
Kodansha Compact Index: 1187
Kanji in Context Index: 1495
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 282
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 342
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1163
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1239
Essential Kanji Index: 976
Kodansha Kanji Index: 457
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 347
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1274

Words

浄化 (じょうか)
purification; cleanup
浄水 (じょうすい)
clean water
浄土宗 (じょうどしゅう)
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
清浄 (せいじょう、しょうじょう)
pure; clean; purity
人形浄瑠璃 (にんぎょうじょうるり)
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
洗浄 (せんじょう)
washing; cleaning; laundering
浄土真宗 (じょうどしんしゅう)
Jodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect)
浄土 (じょうど)
Pure Land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); Pure Land Buddhism
浄瑠璃 (じょうるり)
type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with the Japanese puppet theater)
浄化槽 (じょうかそう)
septic tank; tank for purifying water
Find More