きれい
きれい
hepburn kirei
pretty, clean
Part of speech · na-adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- きれいな花ですね。What a pretty flower.
- 部屋をきれいにしてください。Please tidy the room.
Collocations
きれいな花きれいな人部屋がきれいきれいにする (tidy/clean up)きれいに書く (write neatly)
Mnemonic
きれい kirei — na-adjective despite the い ending (trap for learners). TWO meanings: ① pretty/beautiful ② clean/tidy. Before noun: きれいな花 (NOT きれい花). Same Hepburn but combined under one slug — context (花 vs 部屋) decides shade. Kanji 綺麗 exists but kana is standard.
Quick check
Is きれい a na-adjective or an i-adjective?