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Kanji: 洗
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KANJI

洗

9 strokes

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KUN 訓

あらう

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	水(氵,氺) Radical name: みず (さんずい、したみず）
Meaning:	Wash, inquire into, probe
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1200 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	洗(あら)う	to wash
N5	お手洗(てあら)い	bathroom
N5	洗濯(せんたく)	Washing
N2	御手洗(おてあらい)	font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine
N2	洗剤(せんざい)	detergent, washing material
N2	手洗(てあら)い	restroom, lavatory, hand-washing
N1	御手洗(おてあら)い	toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom (US)
N1	水洗(すいせん)	flushing

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