Word Meaning 潔白

けっぱく keppaku

潔白 is read as けっぱく (keppaku) and means innocence.

Meaning

English

  1. innocence
  2. guiltlessness
  3. purity
  4. uprightness
  5. integrity

Reading

Kana

けっぱく

Romaji

keppaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 6284 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

清浄潔白

せいじょうけっぱく

upright and clean-handed

清廉潔白

せいれんけっぱく

spotless integrity

潔い

いさぎよい

unspoiled (scenery, etc.)

潔癖

けっぺき

fastidiousness

漂白

ひょうはく

blanching

独白

どくはく

talking to oneself

道徳的空白

どうとくてきくうはく

moral vacuum

仮面の告白

かめんのこくはく

Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)

激白

げきはく

candidly revealing (secrets)

亭主関白

ていしゅかんぱく

domineering husband

黒白

くろしろ

black and white

明白

めいはく

obvious

Example Sentences

1

そのせいじかはいさぎよさをしょうめいした。

The politician proved his innocence.