清潔

せいけつ

Clean, neat, pure

N3na-adjective·seiketsu

How to remember it

清 (pure) + 潔 (clean) — pure and clean, both physically and morally.

Example sentences

  • このレストランはとても清潔だ。

    このれすとらんはとてもせいけつだ。

    This restaurant is very clean.

  • 清潔な環境を保つことが大切です。

    せいけつなかんきょうをたもることがたいせつです。

    It's important to keep a clean environment.

Usage

Antonym is 不潔; describes hygiene, not just visual tidiness.

Related words

清潔に汚い不潔衛生

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