清楚せいそ

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Chinese

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clear; distinct; complete
clear; distinct; complete; pure
 
distinct; clear; orderly
distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
 
trad. (清楚せいそ) きよし すわえ
simp. #(清楚せいそ) きよし すわえ

Etymology

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(pure; innocent): Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 清楚せいそ(せいそ) (seiso)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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清楚せいそ

  1. clear; lucid
  2. clear (about a matter); unambiguous
  3. plain; distinct; obvious
  4. (obsolete or Eastern Min) tidy; neat; refined
  5. (ACG, neologism, of a person) pure; innocent

Usage notes

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  • Used often in a figurative sense (e.g. to be clear on a matter), rather than in a literal sense. For the literal clear (e.g. clear water), see きよし (qīngchè).

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Adverb

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清楚せいそ

  1. clearly
    清楚せいそ清楚せいそ  ―  tīng bù qīngchǔ  ―  unable to hear clearly
    學習がくしゅう漢語かんご發音はつおん一定いっていようぶん清楚せいそ調しらべるい [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
    がく汉语发音一定いっていようぶん清楚せいそ调类 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
    Xuéxí hànyǔ fāyīn yīdìng yào fēn qīngchǔ diàolèi. [Pinyin]
    It is essential to distinguish different tones when studying Chinese.
    すんでしか你們やめけいそう清楚せいそりょうわが尊敬そんけい你們てきねがい [MSC, trad.]
    すんでしか你们やめそう清楚せいそりょうわが尊敬そんけい你们てきすなお [MSC, simp.]
    Jìrán nǐmen dōu yǐjīng xiǎng qīngchu le, nà wǒ zūnjìng nǐmen de yìyuàn. [Pinyin]
    Considering you have all thought it through, I will respect your wishes.
    了解りょうかいとく全面ぜんめん講述こうじゅつとく清楚せいそ [MSC, trad.]
    了解りょうかいとく全面ぜんめん讲述とく清楚せいそ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ liǎojiě de hěn quánmiàn, jiǎngshù de yě hěn qīngchǔ. [Pinyin]
    You have a comprehensive understanding and can explain it clearly.
  2. until a matter is clear (making sense, unambiguous, etc.)
    せつ清楚せいそ清楚せいそ  ―  shuōqīngchǔ  ―  to make something clear

Verb

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清楚せいそ

  1. to understand; to know; to comprehend
    これいち什麼いんもさまてきひとわがだれ清楚せいそ [MSC, trad.]
    これいち什么样てきひとわが清楚せいそ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ shì yīge shénmeyàng de rén, wǒ bǐ shéi dōu qīngchu. [Pinyin]
    I know better than anyone else what kind of person you are.
    はなしてき道理どうりおう清楚せいそ [MSC, trad.]
    てき道理どうり应该清楚せいそ [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè jù huà de dàolǐ nǐ yīnggāi qīngchǔ. [Pinyin]
    You should understand the principle contained in this sentence.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (清楚せいそ):

Further reading

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きよし すわえ
せい
Grade: 4

Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
淸楚せいそ (kyūjitai)

Adjective

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きよし(せい)すわえ() (seiso-na (adnominal きよし(せい)すわえ() (seiso na), adverbial きよし(せい)すわえ() (seiso ni))

  1. neat and clean
  2. tidy; trim

Inflection

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Noun

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きよし(せい)すわえ() (seiso

  1. neatness and cleanliness
  2. tidiness

References

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