清らか|きよらかkiyoraka[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjectiveclean; clear
2. na-adjectivepure; honest; clean; innocent; platonic; chaste

• Synonym清いきよいWrittenLeans written: clean and clear, as in 「清い流れ」. 「清らか」 carries a sense of beauty, used for water, hearts, and voices.
• Synonym清潔せいけつNeutralPractical word for hygiene and cleanliness. 「清らか」 instead stresses purity and beauty.
• Synonym清浄せいじょうWrittenWritten: unpolluted and pure; often 「清浄な空気」. Read 「しょうじょう」, it takes on Buddhist overtones. 「清らか」 feels more beautiful.
• SynonymきれいNeutralThe everyday go-to for pretty or clean. 「清らか」 focuses on purity and clarity.
• SynonymクリーンNeutralLoanword for clean or free of corruption, as in 「クリーンな政治」. 「清らか」 leans toward beauty.
• SynonymピュアNeutralLoanword for pure or pure-hearted. 「清らか」 has a more Japanese, aesthetic feel.
• Synonym潔白けっぱくNeutralInnocence in the sense of being guiltless. 「清らか」 stresses purity and beauty.
• Synonym無垢むくWrittenWritten: spotless innocence, as in 「純真無垢」「無垢な子供」. 「清らか」 stresses clarity and beauty.
• Related純粋じゅんすいNeutralPure in the sense of unmixed, with nothing added. 「清らか」 stresses the beauty of clarity and purity.
• Related純情じゅんじょうNeutralPure-hearted and naive, especially in matters of love. 「清らか」 is broader.
• Related純真じゅんしんNeutralInnocent and naive, chiefly about character. 「清らか」 stresses clarity and beauty.
• Related清純せいじゅんNeutralPure and innocent, often describing a young girl's image. 「清らか」 is broader, covering water and voices too.
• Related純潔じゅんけつWrittenWritten: purity and chastity, with a sexual focus. 「清らか」 is broader.
• Related穢れのないけがれのないNeutralUnstained and flawless; close to 「清らか」 but more explanatory in tone.
• Related純一無雑じゅんいつむざつWrittenA written four-character phrase for pure and unadulterated. 「清らか」 is far more common.
• Antonym汚いきたないNeutralAntonym: dirty and filthy — the opposite of the clarity and purity of 「清らか」.
• Antonym濁ったNeutralAntonym: murky and turbid — the opposite of the clarity of 「清らか」.

Use 「清らか」 for water, hearts, or voices that are clear and pure with an air of beauty, as in 「清らかな心」「清らかな水」. For simple cleanliness say 「清い」, for hygiene 「清潔」, for innocence 「純真」, for being guiltless 「潔白」, and for dirty 「汚い」.

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1. 汚よごれや濁にごりがなく、澄すみきって美うつくしい。
2. 道徳どうとくが清きよく、特別とくべつ扱あつかいで尊敬そんけいされるべきだ。神聖しんせいだ。