洗 — se, seon

Parts that make up 洗

How 洗 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 洗 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 水, 先.

Korean example words with 洗

• 세발洗髮 Korean gloss: 머리를 감음
• 세안洗顔 Korean gloss: 얼굴을 씻음
• 성세聖洗 Korean gloss: 세례를 받는 일
• 영세領洗 Korean gloss: 세례를 받는 일
• 세심洗心 Korean gloss: 마음을 깨끗하게 함
• 소세梳洗 Korean gloss: 머리를 빗고 낯을 씻음
• 화세花洗 Korean gloss: 화초에 물을 주는 기구
• 세자洗者 Korean gloss: 영세자에게 성세(聖洗)를 주는 사람
• 세련洗練 Korean gloss: 서투르거나 어색한 데가 없이 능숙하고 미끈하게 갈고닦음
• 세탁洗濯 Korean gloss: 자금, 경력 따위를 필요에 따라 여러 가지 방법으로 탈바꿈하는 일
• 세례洗禮 Korean gloss: 입교하는 사람에게 모든 죄악을 씻는 표시로 베푸는 의식. 물세례와 성령 세례로 나눈다
• 세제洗劑 Korean gloss: 물에 풀어서 고체의 표면에 붙은 이물질을 씻어 내는 데 쓰는 물질. 흔히 비누 따위를 이른다

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 洗

• 洗濯せんたく washing; laundry; relaxation
• 洗剤せんざい detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent
• 洗濯機せんたくき washing machine; (clothes) washer
• 洗浄せんじょう washing; cleansing; cleaning
• 洗い上げるあらいあげる to finish washing; to wash well; to investigate thoroughly
• 洗礼せんれい baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.)
• 合成洗剤ごうせいせんざい synthetic detergent
• 洗うあらう to wash; to cleanse; to rinse
• 水洗すいせん washing with water; rinsing; flushing
• 洗面せんめん washing one's face
• 手洗いてあらい washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom
• 洗面所せんめんじょ washroom; bathroom

Characters sharing the phonetic 先

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “선” in Korean.

Other hanja read “세”

Other hanja with radical 水