How to say 'Beautiful' or 'Clean' in Japanese | 奇麗

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The Japanese word for Beautiful or Clean is 'Kirei', written as 奇麗 in Japanese.'Beautiful' or 'Clean' in hiragana is きれい.

word

奇麗

Meaning

Beautiful, Clean

Reading

きれい

kirei

Kanji

奇Strange, Unusual 麗Beautiful, Lovely

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '奇麗 (きれい)' can mean both 'clean' and 'beautiful', depending on the context. When used to describe cleanliness, it refers to something being free from dirt or clutter. For example: The room is clean「部屋は奇麗です」(へやはきれいです). When used to describe beauty, it refers to something or someone being aesthetically pleasing. For example: She is beautiful「彼女は奇麗です」(かのじょはきれいです). The word can also be used to describe something as neat or tidy, such as handwriting: Your handwriting is neat「あなたの字は奇麗です」(あなたのじはきれいです). It's important to note that '奇麗' is often written in hiragana as 'きれい' in modern Japanese.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

835

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 奇麗

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

奇

Meaning

Strange, Unusual

kanji

麗

Meaning

Beautiful, Lovely

Words Related to 奇麗 Through the Kanji 奇

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 奇 as well.

word

奇妙

Meaning

Strange, Curious

word

好奇心

Meaning

Curiosity

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奇跡

Meaning

Miracle

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奇数

Meaning

Odd number

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好奇

Meaning

Curiosity

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What does 'Kirei' (奇麗) mean?

'Kirei' means 'Beautiful' or 'Clean' .

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