Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 爭 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (淨)
Simplified (净)
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Historical Evolution
浄
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
浄
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
浄
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
浄
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
浄
Regular
Modern
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
浄 きよい
Kiyoi female given name
浄 きよし
Kiyoshi male given name
浄 きよみ
Kiyomi female given name
浄 きよむ
Kiyomu male given name
浄 きよら
Kiyora female given name
浄 じょう
Jō given name
浄 じょうじ
Jōji unclassified name
浄 じょうほう
Jōhou unclassified name
淨 きよし
Kiyoshi unclassified name
淨 じょう
Jō female given name
CHINESE WORDS (42)
干净 [gānjìng] #1,309
clean
净化 [jìnghuà] #8,847
to purify
净值 [jìngzhí] #34,039
net value
纯净 [chúnjìng] #10,624
pure
洗净 [xǐjìng] #6,999
to wash clean
洁净 [jiéjìng] #18,194
clean
一干二净 [yīgān'èrjìng] #14,142
thoroughly (idiom)
清净 [qīngjìng] #18,674
peaceful
干净利落 [gānjìnglìluo] #14,774
squeaky clean
净土 [Jìngtǔ] #28,553
(Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
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JAPANESE WORDS (81)
⭐ 浄化 [じょうか] #8,467
purification
清める [きよめる] #15,742
to purify
⭐ 清い [きよい] #15,966
clean
⭐ 清浄 [せいじょう] #18,981
pure
⭐ 洗浄 [せんじょう] #22,180
washing
⭐ 不浄 [ふじょう] #25,208
unclean
⭐ 浄土 [じょうど] #38,523
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha)
清め [きよめ] #42,712
purification
浄瑠璃 [じょうるり] #47,546
jōruri
極楽浄土 [ごくらくじょうど] #57,048
Amitabha's Pure Land
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