清きよい

きよい kiyoi

clear
pure
noble

い-adjective

Chinese meanings

清澈；纯洁

Chinese notes

水清ければ魚住まず是谚语，比喻过分清廉或严苛会让人难以相处。

Examples

心の清い人たちは幸いである。
Blessed are the pure in heart.
内心纯洁的人是幸福的。
Tatoeba #145591
水清ければ魚住まず。
Clear water breeds no fish.
水太清则鱼不能生存。
Tatoeba #143670

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4ece866c62'); // 清い

{
  "id": "4ece866c62",
  "word": "清い",
  "reading": "きよい",
  "romaji": "kiyoi",
  "meanings": [
    "clear",
    "pure",
    "noble"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1378140,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "心の清い人たちは幸いである。",
      "en": "Blessed are the pure in heart.",
      "tatoeba_id": 145591
    },
    {
      "ja": "水清ければ魚住まず。",
      "en": "Clear water breeds no fish.",
      "tatoeba_id": 143670
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "51b0e95d423a68e825b9200385d80ff656a9b0096d21dbd63e969e75663a347d",
    "meanings": [
      "清澈",
      "纯洁"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "心の清い人たちは幸いである。",
        "zh": "内心纯洁的人是幸福的。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "水清ければ魚住まず。",
        "zh": "水太清则鱼不能生存。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/4ece866c62",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1378140; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6fc558e380c8efe3dcd756a616133e75b87ce0660bf1c0097e3d3cf9116d8a0f",
    "notes": "水清ければ魚住まず是谚语，比喻过分清廉或严苛会让人难以相处。"
  }
}