See also: 洗净 and 洗淨

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 6
じょう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
洗淨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

() is a daiyōji replacing (), which is itself a kan'yōon replacing deki (see 洗滌).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(せん)(じょう) (senjōせんじやう (senzyau)?

  1. laundering
  2. cleaning
  3. irrigation, washing out

Verb edit

(せん)(じょう)する (senjō surutransitive suru (stem (せん)(じょう) (senjō shi), past (せん)(じょう)した (senjō shita))

  1. launder
  2. clean
  3. irrigate, wash out

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN