漢字城 Kanji Fortress

洗 wash

On'yomi
セン
Kun'yomi
あら-う
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 6

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): あら-う.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
洗 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Before anything else (先), first put your hands under the water (氵) and wash them.

A common word

  • 洗う あらう to wash

Example sentences

  • ごはんのまえにてをあらいます。

    I wash my hands before meals.

  • きょうはせんたくをしません。

    I'm not doing laundry today.

Kanji that share a part

氵 is its radical. 131 kanji share it in all.