noun

  1. good and evil, purity and impurity.
  2. voiced and unvoiced consonants.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
清濁 せいだく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pure, purify, cleanse
セイ きよ.い し (4th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life, (生 variant)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
voiced, uncleanness, wrong
にご.る ダク ジョク (Early Jr. High, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
green caterpillar, Szechwan
ショク ゾク いもむし (Kentei 1)
net, (罒 variant)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)