Illustration: On a quiet residential lane after rain, a small child crouches beside a bedraggled stray kitten beneath a garden wall. The child holds their own umbrella over the kitten, leaving one shoulder exposed to the drizzle, and offers an open hand without trying to grab it.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

清きよらか

kiyoraka

pure, innocent

Example sentences

  1. 古来こらいから、日本人にっぽんじんは「白しろ」という色いろを、汚よごれのない清きよらかなもの清浄せいじょうなもの、神聖しんせいなものとして特とくに大切たいせつにしてきた。

    Since ancient times, Japanese had made much of 'white' color especially to express innocence and purity, cleanliness and holiness.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 人柄ひとがらは清きよらかで君子くんしらしい顔立かおだちをしていた、と言いわれている。

    He was said to have a pure character and the appearance of a gentleman.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 山やまから清きよらかな水みずが流ながれてきた。

    Clear, pure water flowed down from the mountains.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 清

  • 清pure; purifyOnセイ・ショウ・シンKunきよい・きよまる・きよめる

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