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清掃
せいそう
N2
noun
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
cleaning
2
clean-up
3
garbage collection
Example sentence
美術館の東の陳列棟は清掃のため閉鎖されていた。
The museum's eastern gallery was closed for cleaning.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 清掃 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
清
Pure, Purify, Cleanse
11 strokes
掃
Sweep, Brush
11 strokes
More words with
清
清算
せいさん ·
(financial) settlement
清潔
せいけつ ·
clean
N3
清書
せいしょ ·
clean copy
N2
清々しい
すがすがしい ·
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air)
清新
せいしん ·
fresh
Full entry on Jisho
清らか
きよらか ·
clean
N1
清涼
せいりょう ·
cool
清酒
せいしゅ ·
refined sake
More words with
掃
掃除
そうじ (する) ·
cleaning
N5
掃除
そうじ ·
cleaning
掃海
そうかい ·
sweeping the sea for mines
掃除機
そうじき ·
vacuum cleaner
掃く
はく ·
to sweep
N3
一掃
いっそう ·
clean sweep
掃討
そうとう ·
cleaning up (enemy remnants)
掃除
そうじ ·
cleaning ; sweeping ; dusting ; scrubbing
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