きれい

奇麗
綺麗
pretty
clean
nice
tidy
beautiful
fair

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きれい

～な 1 〔美しい〕 beautiful; pretty; fine; lovely; nice; (絵のような) picturesque; fine; fair; clean; neat; fresh; pure; graceful; 〔美貌の〕 beautiful; handsome; good-looking; attractive; pretty; comely; fair.

●きれいな花 a pretty [lovely] flower

・きれいな蝶 a beautiful [pretty, lovely] butterfly

・きれいな女性 a beautiful [attractive, good-looking] woman

・きれいな顔をした青年 a handsome [comely] youth

・きれいな星空 a beautiful starry sky

・きれいな着物 beautiful [fine] clothes; 〔色彩豊かな和服〕 a colorful kimono

・きれいな飾りつけ beautiful [lovely] decorations

・きれいな声 a clear, sweet voice.

●まあきれい! How beautiful!

・世の中にこんなきれいなものはない. There could be nothing prettier in the (whole) world. | I don't think anything in the world could be prettier (than this).

・神戸の夜景は実にきれいだ. The view of Kōbe at night is stunning.

2 〔乱れのない〕 orderly; regular; 〔整頓された〕 tidy; neat.

●きれいな歯並び regular teeth

・きれいな部屋 a tidy room

・きれいな字 neat handwriting

・きれいな丸 a perfectly formed circle

・きれいな言葉 refined language

・〔野球で〕 きれいなヒット a clean hit

・きれいな英語を話す 〔文法がきちんとした〕 speak excellent English; 〔発音が〕 have excellent English pronunciation.

3 〔清潔な〕 clean; spotless; 〔澄んだ〕 clear; limpid; transparent; 〔公正〕 fair; clean.

●きれいな手 clean hands

・きれいな水 clear [pure] water

・子供のきれい目 the clear [unclouded] eyes of a child

・きれいな選挙 a clean [fair] election

・きれいなお金 clean money.

●台所はきれいできちんと片づいていた. The kitchen was clean and in perfect order.

・私の手はきれいだ. 金などもらっていない. My hands are clean; I never accepted [took] any money.

4 〔純真な〕 pure; 〔肉体関係のない〕 pure; unsullied; platonic 《love》.

●きれいな心 a pure heart

・きれいな体 a pure [an undefiled, an untainted] body.

●あの人は心のきれいな人だ. She is pure in heart.

・私たちはきれいなままで別れた. We parted without ever having shared the same bed.

5 〔放射能灰を含まない〕 causing little or no fallout; clean.

きれいに 1 〔美しく〕 beautifully; finely; handsomely; 〔鮮やかに〕 clearly; strikingly; gracefully.

●きれいに装う dress oneself beautifully; be gorgeously dressed; 《米》 《口》 get [be] dolled up

・きれいに咲いている be blooming beautifully; be in beautiful bloom

・今朝は富士山がはっきりきれいに見える. This morning you can see Mt. Fuji quite clearly.

2 〔きちんと〕 neatly; tidily; orderly.

●乱れた髪をきれいに直す neatly rearrange one's hair

・きれいに書く write neatly; 〔清書する〕 make a fair [clean] copy.

3 〔清潔に〕 clean(ly).

●きれいに洗濯する wash sth clean.

4 〔すっかり･完全に〕 completely; wholly; thoroughly; entirely; quite; clean(ly); all. [⇒きれいさっぱり]

●きれいに勘定を済ます settle the account(s) in full [completely]

・やりかけの仕事をきれいに片づける clean up unfinished work

・きれいに拭(_ぬぐ)う wipe sth clean

・きれいにひげをそる shave closely

・きれいにひげをそってある be clean-shaven

・きれいに忘れる 〈人が主語〉 forget all about sth; forget sth completely; 〈事が主語〉 completely slip sb's mind

・そのことはきれいに忘れてしまった. I forgot [I've forgotten] all about it. | It completely slipped my mind.

・犬は皿をきれいになめた. The dog licked the plate clean.

・彼女は遺産をきれいに使ってしまった. She has run through her entire inheritance.

・彼は小遣銭をきれいに使ってしまった. He spent every (last) penny of his pocket [spending] money.

・きれいにだまされた. I was completely taken in.

・きれいに技が決まった. It was a perfectly executed move [technique].

・足並みがきれいにそろった. They marched together in perfect step.

・僕達はきれいに負けてしまった. We got thrashed [trounced]. | 《米》 《口》 We took a real shellacking.

きれいにする 1 〔美しくする･飾る〕 adorn; decorate; garnish; make sth beautiful; beautify; pretty up.

●奥様はいつもきれいにしていらっしゃる. You always keep things looking so nice.

2 〔整える〕 put in order; arrange; 〔片付ける〕 clean (up); tidy (up); make neat.

●部屋をきれいにしておく keep a room (neat and) clean [tidy]

・草取りをして庭をきれいにする clear the garden of weeds; weed the garden

・きれいにしたばかりの机の上 a desktop that has just been straightened up [put in order]

・身辺をきれいにする put one's (personal) affairs in order.

3 〔汚れをなくする〕 clean; cleanse; make clean.

●空気をきれいにする装置 an air purifier; an air filter

・町をきれいにしましょう. 〔ごみを減らすための掲示〕 Help keep our town clean.

・私たちは懸命に磨いて床をきれいにした. We polished the floor (until it was) spick-and-span.

4 〔すっかりなくす〕 eliminate; pay off 《one's debts》.

きれいになる 1 〔美しくなる〕 become beautiful [attractive, pretty].

●そうすると庭が一層きれいになる. It would add to the beauty of the garden.

・〔塗装し直した家を見て〕 きれいになったね. It looks much nicer now. | That's quite an improvement.

2 〔整う〕 be regular [orderly]; 〔片付く〕 be clean; be straightened up.

●駅前が整備されてきれいになった. They really did a good job of improving the appearance of area in front of the station.

・部屋がいつまでたってもきれいにならない. I can never seem to keep this room clean [straightened up].

3 〔汚れがなくなる〕 become [get] clean.

●下水道が整備されて川の水がきれいになった. Now that sewers have been installed, the water in the river has become cleaner.

・手がきれいになったら次に顔を洗いましょう. Once your hands are clean, be sure to wash your face.