# 洗 — Wash

Frequency rank 877 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 寺 (Temple), less common than 禁 (Prohibit).

- On’yomi: せん
- Kun’yomi: あら
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A tsunami on the left crashes into previous on the right — the tsunami washes away everything previous, leaving it all clean and freshly washed.

In words:

- 洗う あらう — to wash
- 洗濯 せんたく — washing
- 洗剤 せんざい — detergent,washing material

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