# 潔 — Pure

Frequency rank 1552 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 克 (Overcome), less common than 浩 (Wide expanse).

- On’yomi: けつ
- Kun’yomi: いさぎよ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A tsunami on the left meets thread, a sword, and a knife on the right -- cutting away all impurities with sword, knife, and thread from tsunami water makes it pure.

In words:

- 清潔 せいけつ — clean
- 不潔 ふけつ — unclean,dirty,filthy,impure
- 簡潔 かんけつ — brevity;conciseness;simplicity

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