| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 清い | きよい | clear, pure, noble |
| 清書 | せいしょ | clean copy |
| 清掃 | せいそう | cleaning |
| 清潔 | せいけつ | clean |
| 清廉 | せいれん | honesty, integrity, purity and unselfishness |
| 清廉潔白 | せいれんけっぱく | being upright and cleanhanded |
| 清新 | せいしん | fresh, new |
| 清朝 | しんちょう | Qing Dynasty, Ch'ing Dynasty, Manchu Dynasty |
| 清流 | せいりゅう | clear stream |
| 清浄 | せいじょう, しょうじょう | pure, clean, purity |
| 清涼 | せいりょう | cool, refreshing |
| 清涼飲料水 | せいりょういんりょうすい | soft drink |
| 清澄 | せいちょう | clear, serene |
| 清濁 | せいだく | good and evil; voiced and unvoiced consonants |
| 清爽 | せいそう, かわらか | refreshing; neat, tidy, trim |
| 清祥 | せいしょう | spirit, energy |
| 清算 | せいさん | liquidation, settlement |
| 清貧 | せいひん | honourable poverty, honorable poverty |
| 清酒 | せいしゅ | refined sake |
| 粛清 | しゅくせい | (political) purge |