Pure

On’yomi: けつ
Kun’yomi: いさぎよ
Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)

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).

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 cleanN3

不潔ふけつ unclean,dirty,filthy,impureN2

簡潔かんけつ brevity;conciseness;simplicityN1

潔 is rank 1552 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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