Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 潔白(けっぱく) in Japanese

潔白
Kana Reading
けっぱく
Romaji
keppaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    innocence (i.e. not guilty); purity; uprightness
    Example sentence
    弁護士彼女潔白という有力な証拠握っている The attorney has strong evidence that she is innocent.

Examples of 潔白, けっぱく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

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 5

5 strokes

white

On'Yomi: ハク, ビャク

Kun'Yomi: しろ, しら-, しろ.い

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