Late Middle Chinese origin
Source-reportedFrom Middle Chinese 清 (MC tshjeng).
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- Wiktionary: 清CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- JMnedict entry 5437420CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Late Middle Chinese roots
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01 / Meaning & origin
清 is a unisex given name documented in Japanese. English Wiktionary traces it to Middle Chinese.
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From Middle Chinese 清 (MC tshjeng).
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE). Stem of 清か (sayaka, “bright, clear”). Cognate with 冴える (saeru).
Meaning: “bright, clear”
Nominalization of 清か (sayaka, “bright, clear”).
Meaning: “clear”
From classical adjective 清し (kiyoshi), modern 清い (kiyoi, “clear”).
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04 / Through time
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Japanese mathematician who pioneered stochastic calculus (1915–2008)
Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic
Japanese association football player and manager
Japanese boxer
Japanese actor (1928-1996)
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