What is the difference between いい and きれいな?


Both of them mean "nice". So, what exactly is the difference between them?




Really? What dictionary told you those two words have the same meaning?

The most basic definition of いい in English is "good", but it has many many
uses.

[綺麗]{きれい} has two conceptually related meanings. The first is "pretty"; the
second is "tidy" or "clean". For adult human beings, 綺麗 is commonly used to
talk about women meaning that she's pretty. For tables and rooms, it means
that the object is clean and tidy. (I'm not sure which it means if talking
about a baby but I'm not a native speaker).

While not always perfect, you can get these sorts of basic definitions sorted
at places like jisho.org. <http://jisho.org/search/%E7%B6%BA%E9%BA%97> or
using any competent electronic dictionary.




Really? What dictionary told you those two words have the same meaning?

The most basic definition of いい in English is "good", but it has many many
uses.

[綺麗]{きれい} has two conceptually related meanings. The first is "pretty"; the
second is "tidy" or "clean". For adult human beings, 綺麗 is commonly used to
talk about women meaning that she's pretty. For tables and rooms, it means
that the object is clean and tidy. (I'm not sure which it means if talking
about a baby but I'm not a native speaker).

While not always perfect, you can get these sorts of basic definitions sorted
at places like jisho.org. <http://jisho.org/search/%E7%B6%BA%E9%BA%97> or
using any competent electronic dictionary.

