| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 清潔 | せいけつ | clean |
| 不潔 | ふけつ | unclean, dirty, filthy, impure |
| 廉潔 | れんけつ | honest, incorruptible, integrity |
| 清廉潔白 | せいれんけっぱく | being upright and cleanhanded |
| 潔い | いさぎよい | manly, sportsmanlike, pure, upright |
| 潔く | いさぎよく | bravely, manfully |
| 潔し | いさぎよし | pride, disdain |
| 潔しとしない | いさぎよしとしない | find it against one's conscience (to do), too proud (to do) |
| 潔癖 | けっぺき | fastidiousness, love of cleanliness |
| 潔白 | けっぱく | innocence (i.e. not guilty), purity, uprightness |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ | brevity, conciseness, simplicity |
| 簡潔明瞭 | かんけつめいりょう | clear and concise |
| 貞潔 | ていけつ | chastity, purity |
| 高潔 | こうけつ | purity, nobility |