How to say clean in Japanese

JLPTN3
清潔★【せいけつseiketsu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • clean; hygienic; sanitary
  • pure; virtuous; immaculate

Example Sentences

「服fuku汚れるyogoreruでしょdesho」「それsoreはhaノープロブレムNOOPUROBUREMU。もともとmotomotoあんまりanmari綺麗kireiじゃないjanaiしshi」
"You'll get your clothes dirty." "No worries. They weren't very clean in the first place."
これkoreでde朝ご飯asagohanのno残り香nokorigaなどnadoをwo一掃issouしてshite空気kuukiをwoきれいkireiにniできるdekiru。
With this you can make a clean sweep of leftover breakfast smells and such to make the air clean.
アクAKUがga出なくdenakuなったらnattara清潔なseiketsuna瓶binにniシロップSHIROPPUをwo戻しmodoshi冷蔵庫reizoukoでde保存hozonしますshimasu。
When the scum stops appearing pour the syrup back into a clean bottle and keep it in the fridge.
浴室yokushitsuはhaきれいkireiですかdesuka。
Is the bath clean?
夜yoruのno空soraはha、とてもtotemo綺麗なkireinaものmonoだda。
The sky in the night is a very clean thing.

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