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

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浄化

じょうか
purification; cleanup
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洗浄

せんじょう
washing; cleaning; laundering
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浄水

じょうすい
clean water
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浄土真宗

じょうどしんしゅう
Jodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect)
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浄土宗

じょうどしゅう
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
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浄土

じょうど
Pure Land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); Pure Land Buddhism
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清浄

せいじょう、しょうじょう
pure; clean; purity
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浄瑠璃

じょうるり
type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with the Japanese puppet theater)
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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)
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浄化槽

じょうかそう
septic tank; tank for purifying water