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ζ΄—
JLPT N3 SL6 9 strokes Frequency: #1168

Meanings

Wash, Inquire Into, Probe

Radicals

ζ°΅

Decomposition

βΏ°ζ°΅ε…ˆ

Etymology

Pictophonetic: water

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
2 dot bottom-to-top
3 rising bottom-to-top
4 diagonal right-to-left
5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
6 vertical right-to-left
7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
9 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
セン sen
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
あら ara

Words Using This Kanji

154 words total
Other (20 words)
ζ΄—ι‘”ζ–™ γ›γ‚“γŒγ‚“γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†

facial cleanser

ζ΄—ιͺ¨ せんこ぀

washing of cremated bones before placing them in a funerary urn (esp. in Okinawa)

洗い酒 γ‚γ‚‰γ„γš

vinegar used to wash or season seafood

酒洗い すあらい

preparing food (esp. fish) by rinsing it with vinegar

ηŒ«γŒι‘”γ‚’ζ΄—γ†γ¨ι›¨γŒι™γ‚‹ γ­γ“γŒγ‹γŠγ‚’γ‚γ‚‰γ†γ¨γ‚γ‚γŒγ΅γ‚‹

if a cat washes its face, rain is coming

ηŒ«θ€³γ‚’ζ΄—γ†γ¨ι›¨γŒι™γ‚‹ γ­γ“γΏγΏγ‚’γ‚γ‚‰γ†γ¨γ‚γ‚γŒγ΅γ‚‹

if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming

洗濯葨瀺 γ›γ‚“γŸγγ²γ‚‡γ†γ˜

care label (e.g. giving washing, etc. instructions)

ζ΄—ζΏ―ε ΄ γ›γ‚“γŸγγ°

washhouse

洗いかご あらいかご

drying basket (e.g. for dishes)

葀で葀を洗う けでけをあらう

to engage in a bloody feud

ζ΄—η€Όε ‚ γ›γ‚“γ‚Œγ„γ©γ†

baptistery

洗瀼盀 γ›γ‚“γ‚Œγ„γ°γ‚“

baptismal font

ι£Ÿε™¨ζ΄—γ„ しょっきあらい

dishwashing

ζ΄—ηœΌε‰€ γ›γ‚“γŒγ‚“γ–γ„

eyewash

ι…Έζ΄— さんせん

pickling

首を洗って待぀ くびをあらってま぀

to wait for one's punishment

鼻洗桄器 はγͺγ›γ‚“γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ

nasal irrigation device

手洗い台 てあらいだい

wash stand

洗いっこ あらいっこ

washing (someone else's body)

ζ΄—θŒΆ せんけゃ

tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying