| 1201 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6174 | Morohashi |
| 1194 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2205 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 姑息 【コソク】 underhanded, unfair, makeshift, stopgap
- 姑洗 【コセン】 (in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp), third lunar month
- 芸妓 【ゲイギ】 geisha
- 外姑 【ガイコ】 mother-in-law (of the husband)
Kun reading compounds
- 姑 【しゅうとめ】 mother-in-law
- 嫁姑 【よめしゅうとめ】 daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
- 姑 【しゅうとめ】 mother-in-law
- 暫く 【しばらく】 for a moment, for a minute, for a while, for some time, for the time being, for now, it's been a long time, long time no see
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- suegra
- de momento
- por ahora
Portuguese
French
| 3e5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4446.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59d1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洗 【セン】 washing machine, (clothes) washer
- 洗剤 【センザイ】 detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material
- 水洗 【スイセン】 washing with water, rinsing, flushing
- 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
Kun reading compounds
- 洗う 【あらう】 to wash, to cleanse, to rinse, to inquire into, to investigate, to purify (one's heart), to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あらい、 らい
- Korean:
- se, seon
Spanish
- lavar
- limpiar
- aclarar
- investigar
- indagar
Portuguese
- lavar
- indagar
- sondar
French
- laver
- fouiller
- examiner
| 927 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 916 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 626 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2551 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 925 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 210 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 817 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 692 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 705 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 198 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 465 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 255 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17379 | Morohashi |
| 388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3131 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 888 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 357 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3411.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d17 | Unicode hex code |