JLPT N5 · な-adjective

綺麗 (kirei)

綺麗 (きれい, kirei) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “pretty; lovely”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きれい
Romaji: kirei
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair · な-adjective
clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat · な-adjective · usually written in kana
completely; entirely · な-adjective · usually written in kana · as 〜に

Example sentences

この芋虫がきれいな蝶になるのだ。

This caterpillar will become a beautiful butterfly.

Tatoeba #222945

この辺りは空気がきれいだよ。

The air is pure around here.

Tatoeba #224022

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 綺麗

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	綺麗だ	きれいだ kireida
Present (polite)	綺麗です	きれいです kireidesu
Negative	綺麗じゃない	きれいじゃない kireijanai
Past	綺麗だった	きれいだった kireidatta
Negative past	綺麗じゃなかった	きれいじゃなかった kireijanakatta
Te-form	綺麗で	きれいで kireide
Before a noun	綺麗な	きれいな kireina
Adverb (~ni)	綺麗に	きれいに kireini

Kanji in 綺麗

綺

figured cloth, beautifulキ・あや · 14 strokes

麗

lovely, beautiful, gracefulレイ・うるわ.しい・うら.らか · 19 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1591900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.