Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 清廉潔白(せいれんけっぱく) in Japanese

清廉潔白
Kana Reading
せいれんけっぱく
Romaji
seirenkeppaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    being upright and cleanhanded
    Example sentence
    清廉潔白きこえたが、汚職なんか手を染めるわけない。 He has a reputation as being straight as an arrow. He'd never get involved in corruption.

Examples of 清廉潔白, せいれんけっぱく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

13 strokes

bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful

On'Yomi: レン

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

On'Yomi: ケツ

Kun'Yomi: いさぎよ.い

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JLPT 2

11 strokes

pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ, シン

Kun'Yomi: きよ.い, きよ.まる, きよ.める

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

white

On'Yomi: ハク, ビャク

Kun'Yomi: しろ, しら-, しろ.い

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