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1 exact word match found in search 'きれい'
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1. pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair  (often written with kana only)
2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat  (often written with kana only)
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8 words found beginning with 'きれい'
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love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
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Most common form: 奇麗ごと
noun
1. whitewashing; glossing over; lip service  (often written with kana only)
2. deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches  (original meaning)
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Most common form: 奇麗め
neater (clothing, appearance, etc.); sharper; more businesslike; more formal; more put-together  (often written with kana only)
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cleaning up; washing up  (see also: 綺麗; children's language)
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Most common form: キレイかった
expression
was pretty; was beautiful; was clean  (see also: 綺麗; irregular past tense conjugation of 綺麗; often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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Most common form: 綺麗さび
noun
kirei-sabi; aesthetic based on wabi-sabi with a bigger focus on elegance, associated with the Enshū school of tea ceremony  (see also: わびさび, 遠州流)
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Most common form: 綺麗さび
(same as above)
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(same as above)
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1 word found containing 'きれい' in any position
cleaning up; washing up  (see also: 綺麗; children's language)
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15 partial word matches found in search 'きれい'
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Most common form:
noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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Most common form:
yellow
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Most common form: 切れ
noun
1. piece; slice; strip; scrap
2. cloth  (also written as 布, 裂)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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zero; nought  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. thanks; gratitude  (see also: お礼)
2. manners; etiquette
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noun, noun (prefix), 'no' adjective
1. custom; practice; habit; usual
2. said; aforementioned
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noun, noun (suffix)
command; order; dictation
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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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noun
well
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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greatness
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Most common form:
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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