Mnemonic
A violent storm rolls through your village. You contend with the howling winds and pounding rain all night long. But at dawn, you step outside and gasp—every street, every rooftop, every stone has been scrubbed spotlessly clean, purified as if by sacred water.
Additional thoughts
Picture the storm as nature's power washer. Contending with the storm all night makes the clean aftermath feel earned. The purifying rain ties to the spiritual cleansing sense of this kanji.Quick recall
After contending with a fierce storm all night, dawn reveals everything left perfectly clean.Details
The keyword for 浄 is clean. This kanji conveys the idea of purity, cleanliness, and being free from contamination or impurity. It is used in both a physical sense, referring to purified or cleansed water and environments, and in a spiritual or moral sense, suggesting a state of being untainted and pure. It frequently appears in religious contexts, particularly in Buddhism, where it denotes spiritual purification and sanctity.
- On'yomi
- じょう、せい
- Kun'yomi
- きよ.める、きよ.い