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Wash Water Washing One's Restroom Lavatory 洗 セン

Kanji
Onyomi セン
Kunyomi あら.う
Nanori あらい, らい
English wash, inquire into, probe
Examples 洗濯(せんたく): washing; laundry
洗剤(せんざい): detergent; washing material
洗う(あらう): (1) to wash (2) to investigate
手洗い(てあらい): (1) washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands (2) restroom; lavatory; toilet (3) hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
水洗(すいせん): rinsing with water; flushing
洗面(せんめん): wash up (one's face); have a wash
お手洗い(おてあらい): toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
JLPT Level 4
Jouyou Grade 6
Frequency 1168
Components 水: water
先: before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
Number of Strokes 9
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 85
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword wash
Koohii Story 1 In Japan, you always wash with water from the shower before you enter the bathtub.
Koohii Story 2 You wash things with WATER to get them back to the clean state they were in BEFORE.
RTK Index (new) 264

Tags: jlpt.n4, grade6, kanjifreq1001-1500

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