Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N3

1168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: wash, inquire into, probe

Kunyomi: あら.う

Onyomi: セン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

顔する(せんがんする)   wash one's face

髪する(せんぱつする)   wash one's hair

練する(せんれんする)   polish, refine

面所(せんめんじょ)   washroom, bathroom

濯機(せんたくき)   washing machine

剤(せんざい)   detergent

う(あらう)   wash

お手い(おてあらい)   restroom

Onyomi Examples

セン washing machine (laundry)

センザイ detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material

スイセン washing with water, rinsing, flushing

ハイセン small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed

Kunyomi Examples

あらう to wash, to cleanse, to rinse, to inquire into, to investigate, to purify (one's heart), to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep