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掃除 (そうじ) — cleaning · Nihongo Circle
Dictionary
掃除
そうじ
noun
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
cleaning
2
sweeping
3
dusting
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 掃除 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
掃
Sweep, Brush
11 strokes
除
Exclude, Division (x/3), Remove
10 strokes
More words with
掃
清掃
せいそう ·
cleaning
N2
掃く
はく ·
to sweep
N3
掃除
そうじ (する) ·
cleaning
N5
一掃
いっそう ·
clean sweep
掃海
そうかい ·
sweeping the sea for mines
Full entry on Jisho
掃討
そうとう ·
cleaning up (enemy remnants)
掃除機
そうじき ·
vacuum cleaner
More words with
除
排除
はいじょ ·
exclusion
N1
免除
めんじょ ·
exemption
N1
取り除く
とりのぞく ·
to remove
N1
除外
じょがい ·
exception
N1
除く
のぞく ·
to remove
N3
削除
さくじょ ·
elimination
N2
控除
こうじょ ·
subsidy
N1