The kanji 洗: meaning, readings and stroke order
洗
- Meaning
- wash
- On reading
- セン sen
- Kun reading
- あら(う) arau
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 水 water
- Level
- Level 6 · grade 6
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- rửa, giặt (tẩy)
- Japanese
- あらう。
- Korean
- 씻다, 빨다 (선·세)
- Chinese
- 洗
Readings, words and example sentences
セン sen · on reading
洗面所
washroom (with a sink)
洗面所で 手を あらいます。
I wash my hands in the washroom.
あら(う) arau · kun reading
洗う
to wash
食事の 前に 手を 洗います。
I wash my hands before I eat.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.