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Kanji: 洗

KANJI
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
あら
 ON 音 
セン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:
水(氵,氺)
Radical name:
みず (さんずい、したみず)
Meaning:
Wash, inquire into, probe
Usage:
Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1200 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(あら)
to wash
N5
(てあら)
bathroom
N5
(せんたく)
Washing
N2
(おてあらい)
font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine
N2
(せんざい)
detergent, washing material
N2
(てあら)
restroom, lavatory, hand-washing
N1
(おてあら)
toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom (US)
N1
(すいせん)
flushing
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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