Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 9

洗

Meaning in English

wash, inquire into, probe

Readings

Onyomi: セン Kunyomi: あら.う Romaji: sen / ara.u

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

洗

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese lavar, investigar, sondar

Spanish lavar, indagar, sondear

Korean 씻다, 문의하다, 조사하다

French laver, enquêter sur, sonder

Italian lavare, indagare, sondare

German waschen, nachfragen, untersuchen

Indonesian mencuci, menyelidiki, meneliti

★ Vietnamese rửa sạch, tìm hiểu, điều tra

Thai ล้าง, สอบถาม, ตรวจสอบ

Related kanji

N1 泰 tai peaceful, calm, peace N3 浮 fu / u.ku, u.kareru, u.kabu, u.kaberu floating, float, rise to surface N2 浴 yoku / a.biru, a.biseru bathe, be favored with, bask in N2 泊 haku / to.maru, to.meru overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor N1 浸 shin / hita.su, hita.ru, tsu.karu immersed, soak, dip N2 涙 rui, rei / namida tears, sympathy, larme N1 沼 shou / numa marsh, lake, bog N1 浪 rou wandering, waves, billows N1 泣 kyuu / na.ku cry, weep, moan

Words with this kanji

N2 洗面 semmen wash up (one's face), have a wash N2 手洗い tearai restroom, lavatory N3 洗剤 senzai detergent, cleaning agent N3 水洗 suisen flushing N5 洗う arau to wash N5 洗濯 sentaku washing, laundry N5 洗います araimasu wash N5 洗濯します sentaku shimasu do laundry N5 洗面所 senmenjo washroom, washbasin area