JLPT N2 · い-adjective

清い (kiyoi)

清い (きよい, kiyoi) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “clean; clear”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きよい
Romaji: kiyoi
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

clean; clear · い-adjective
pure; honest; clean; innocent; platonic · い-adjective

Example sentences

水清ければ魚住まず。

Clear water breeds no fish.

Tatoeba #143670

心の清い人たちは幸いである。

Blessed are the pure in heart.

Tatoeba #145591

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

Conjugation of 清い

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	清い	きよい kiyoi
Negative	清くない	きよくない kiyokunai
Past	清かった	きよかった kiyokatta
Negative past	清くなかった	きよくなかった kiyokunakatta
Te-form	清くて	きよくて kiyokute
Adverb (~ku)	清く	きよく kiyoku
Conditional (~ba)	清ければ	きよければ kiyokereba

Kanji in 清い

清

pure, purify, cleanseセイ・ショウ・きよ.い・きよ.まる · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 清い.

清むすむto become clear (water, air, etc.)清潔せいけつclean清書せいしょfair copy清掃せいそうcleaning清らかきよらかclean清ますすますto clear清純せいじゅんpurity清濁せいだくgood and evil

Source: JMdict entry 1378140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.