JLPT N3 · な-adjective

清潔 (seiketsu)

清潔 (せいけつ, seiketsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “clean; hygienic”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せいけつ
Romaji: seiketsu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

clean; hygienic; sanitary · な-adjective, noun
pure; virtuous; immaculate · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

その別荘は清潔で整然としていた。

The cottage was clean and tidy.

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

Conjugation of 清潔

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	清潔だ	せいけつだ seiketsuda
Present (polite)	清潔です	せいけつです seiketsudesu
Negative	清潔じゃない	せいけつじゃない seiketsujanai
Past	清潔だった	せいけつだった seiketsudatta
Negative past	清潔じゃなかった	せいけつじゃなかった seiketsujanakatta
Te-form	清潔で	せいけつで seiketsude
Before a noun	清潔な	せいけつな seiketsuna
Adverb (~ni)	清潔に	せいけつに seiketsuni

Kanji in 清潔

清

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

潔

undefiled, pure, cleanケツ・いさぎよ.い · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 清潔.

清むすむto become clear (water, air, etc.)清いきよい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不潔ふけつunclean簡潔かんけつconcise

Source: JMdict entry 1378200 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.