Word Meaning 綺麗

きれい kirei

綺麗 is read as きれい (kirei) and means completely.

Meaning

English

  1. completely
  2. entirely
  3. pretty
  4. lovely
  5. beautiful
  6. fair
  7. clean
  8. clear

Reading

Kana

きれい

Romaji

kirei

Writing Variants

  • 奇麗 きれい kirei
  • 暉麗 きれい kirei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 1級 Antonyms 汚い・穢い Rank 6268 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

綺麗所

きれいどこ

dressed-up beautiful woman

綺麗め

きれいめ

neater (clothing, appearance, etc.)

綺麗さび

きれいさび

kirei-sabi

口綺麗

くちぎれい

not gluttonous

月が綺麗ですね

つきがきれいですね

the moon is beautiful, isn't it?

華麗

かれい

splendid

高麗

こうらい

Korea

流麗

りゅうれい

fluent

壮麗

そうれい

splendour

美辞麗句

びじれいく

flowery words

Example Sentences

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このにわははるになるときれいです。

This garden becomes beautiful in spring.

かのじょはきれいなじをかきます。

She writes beautiful characters.

そらがとてもきれいにみえます。

The sky looks very beautiful.

へやをきれいにかたづけてください。

Please tidy the room so it is neat and clean.

かわのみずはおどろくほどきれいだった。

The river water was surprisingly beautiful.

そのみせにはきれいなぬのがならんでいた。

Beautiful fabrics were lined up in that shop.

かれはやけいがいちばんきれいにみえるばしょをしっている。

He knows the place where the night view looks the most beautiful.

このきものはきれいなもようがとくちょうです。

This kimono is characterized by its beautiful patterns.

うみがこんなにきれいだとはおもわなかった。

I did not expect the sea to be this beautiful.

Beautiful, don't you think?