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綺麗きれいkirei

popular  search-only kana form  search-only kanji form  JLPT N5  な adjective  adjective (generic)  usually written using kana alone 

  • pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair
  • clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat
  • completely, entirely
綺麗事きれいごとkireigoto

search-only kana form  search-only kanji form  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

  • whitewashing, glossing over, lip service
  • deftly finishing up, putting on the final touches
綺麗どころきれいどころkireidokoro

search-only kanji form  noun  noun (generic) 

  • geisha
  • dressed-up beautiful woman
きれい好ききれいずきkireizuki

search-only kanji form  noun  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の 

  • love of cleanliness, liking to keep things clean, tidiness (of people), neatness
綺麗な薔薇には棘があるきれいなばらにはとげがあるkireinabaranihatogegaaru

proverb  expression  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

  • there is no rose without a thorn, every rose has its thorn
綺麗さっぱりきれいさっぱりkireisappari

rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • once and for all, completely
  • spotlessly
キレイ目きれいめkireime

usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • neater (clothing, appearance, etc.), sharper, more businesslike, more formal, more put-together
きれいきれいkireikirei

children's language  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

  • cleaning up, washing up
綺麗かったきれいかったkireikatta

search-only kana form  expression  Kansai-ben 

  • was pretty, was beautiful, was clean
綺麗さびきれいさびkireisabi

noun  noun (generic) 

  • kirei-sabi, aesthetic based on wabi-sabi with a bigger focus on elegance, associated with the Enshū school of tea ceremony

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