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清掃

せいそう

nountransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1cleaning
2clean-up
3garbage 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.

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Kanji in this word

清Pure, Purify, Cleanse11 strokes 掃Sweep, Brush11 strokes

More words with 清

清らかきよらか · cleanN1 清純せいじゅん · purityN1 清潔せいけつ · cleanN3 清濁せいだく · good and evilN1 清書せいしょ · clean copy

Full entry on Jisho

N2

清酒せいしゅ · refined sake

清浄せいじょう · pure

清貧せいひん · poverty without selfish desire

More words with 掃

掃くはく · to sweepN3 掃除そうじ (する) · cleaningN5 一掃いっそう · clean sweep 掃海そうかい · sweeping the sea for mines 掃討そうとう · cleaning up (enemy remnants)掃除機そうじき · vacuum cleaner 掃除そうじ · cleaning

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