Question

洒 すす.ぐ, あら.う 洒落(しゃれ): (1) joke; pun; witticism (2) smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious; refined御洒落(おしゃれ): (1) smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious (2) someone smartly dressed (3) to dress up; to be fashionable洒落る(しゃれる): (1) to dress stylishly (2) to joke; to play on words洒落(しゃらく): frank; open-hearted S+ 水: water襾: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146) rinse Rinse empty whiskey bottles with water.

Accepted Answer

シャ wash, sprinkle 0 2440 (none) "In the wild west everything was so dirty! With the limited water people could spare, a simple rinse was the best your clothes would get."

Kanji	洒
Onyomi	シャ
Kunyomi	すす.ぐ, あら.う
English	wash, sprinkle
Examples	洒落(しゃれ): (1) joke; pun; witticism (2) smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious; refined 御洒落(おしゃれ): (1) smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious (2) someone smartly dressed (3) to dress up; to be fashionable 洒落る(しゃれる): (1) to dress stylishly (2) to joke; to play on words 洒落(しゃらく): frank; open-hearted
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Frequency	2440
Components	水: water 襾: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	rinse
Koohii Story 1	"In the wild west everything was so dirty! With the limited water people could spare, a simple rinse was the best your clothes would get."
Koohii Story 2	Rinse empty whiskey bottles with water.

Smartly Rinse Joke Dressed Stylish Dress Water West