Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1383 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty
Kunyomi: きよ.める きよ.い
Onyomi: ジョウ セイ
Composition: 氵 争
Radical: 水
Meaning: water
浄化槽 （ジョウカソウ） water-purification tank, septic tank
浄化 （ジョウカ） purification, cleanup (e.g. of politics), purge
自浄 （ジジョウ） self-purification, self-cleansing
不浄 （フジョウ） uncleanliness, dirtiness, impurity, filthiness, defilement, menses, feces (faeces), bathroom
清める （きよめる） to purify, to cleanse, to exorcise, to purge, to ward off
清い （きよい） clean, clear, pure, honest, clean, innocent, platonic, chaste