クリーンkuriin

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectiveclean
Conjugation
Plain formクリーン
Polite (desu)クリーンです
Negative (dewa nai)クリーンではない
polite (dewa arimasen)クリーンではありません
Past (datta)クリーンだった
Past negative (dewa nakatta)クリーンではなかった
Te form (de)クリーンで
Adverbial (ni)クリーンに
Conditional (nara)クリーンなら

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym清潔せいけつNeutralCovers hygienic cleanliness and moral uprightness, as in 「清潔な部屋」; 「クリーン」 is a loanword that stresses being pollution-free.
  • SynonymきれいNeutralMeans pretty or clean and has the widest range of use; 「クリーン」 stresses freedom from pollution or innocence.
  • Synonym清浄せいじょうWrittenA written word for purity and freedom from contamination, as in 「空気清浄機」; 「クリーン」 is a loanword.
  • Synonym清いきよいWrittenA written adjective for clear, pure things, as in 「清い心」; 「クリーン」 stresses being pollution-free.
  • SynonymピュアCasualA colloquial loanword for pure-heartedness or innocence, as in 「ピュアな心」; 「クリーン」 stresses cleanliness.
  • Synonym清らかきよらかWrittenA written word for clear, pure things, as in 「清らかな水」; 「クリーン」 stresses being pollution-free or innocent.
  • Synonym小奇麗こぎれいNeutralRefers to being neat and tidy, as in 「小奇麗な部屋」; 「クリーン」 stresses being pollution-free or innocent rather than tidy.
  • Synonym小さっぱりしたこさっぱりしたCasualA colloquial word for a neat, tidy, well-groomed look; 「クリーン」 stresses freedom from pollution.
  • Related純粋じゅんすいNeutralMeans pure, free of impurities, or pure-hearted, as in 「純粋な心」; 「クリーン」 stresses cleanliness and freedom from pollution.
  • Related清澄せいちょうWrittenA written word for clear, limpid purity, as in 「清澄な空気」; 「クリーン」 stresses being pollution-free.
  • Related純正じゅんせいNeutralMeans genuine or authentic, as in 「純正部品」; 「クリーン」 stresses cleanliness and freedom from pollution.
  • Antonym汚いきたないNeutralAn adjective for dirty, unclean, or sordid; it is 「クリーン」's opposite in the sense of clean versus dirty.
  • AntonymダーティーCasualA colloquial loanword for dirty or underhand; it is 「クリーン」's opposite in the sense of innocent versus corrupt.

Use the loanword 「クリーン」 for freedom from pollution or for being clean and innocent, as in 「クリーンな政治」 and 「クリーンエネルギー」. For hygienic cleanliness pick 「清潔」, for purity 「純粋」, and for clear, pure things 「清らか」; the opposites are 「汚い」 and 「ダーティー」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 清潔せいけつな。汚よごれがない。
  2. みごとな。鮮あざやかな。
  3. バーベルを引き上ひきあげて肩かたに乗のせる動作どうさ。
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