清める・浄める|きよめるkiyomeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
清める清める is the more common written form and the one beginners should use by default. It is written with kanji followed by kana.
浄める浄める is a less common written variant of 清める, so learners will encounter it less often and should not choose it first.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 清める(きよめる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 清めます(きよめます) |
| Negative (nai) | 清めない(きよめない) |
| polite (masen) | 清めません(きよめません) |
| classical zu / nu | 清めず・清めぬ(きよめず・きよめぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 清めた(きよめた) |
| polite (mashita) | 清めました(きよめました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 清めなかった(きよめなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 清めませんでした(きよめませんでした) |
| Te form | 清めて(きよめて) |
| Potential | 清められる(きよめられる) |
| Passive | 清められる(きよめられる) |
| Causative | 清めさせる(きよめさせる) |
| Causative passive | 清めさせられる(きよめさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 清めれば(きよめれば) |
| tara | 清めたら(きよめたら) |
| Volitional | 清めよう(きよめよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 清めましょう(きよめましょう) |
| Imperative | 清めろ(きよめろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
心が清まる
心を清める
清まる describes a spontaneous or natural change into a pure state (心が清まる), while 清める indicates an intentional act of purifying something (心を清める).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
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