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掃除
そうじ (する)
N5
noun
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
cleaning
2
sweeping
Example sentence
日曜日に部屋を掃除します。
にちようびに へやを そうじします。
I clean my room on Sundays.
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
掃除
そうじ ·
cleaning
清掃
せいそう ·
cleaning
N2
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
Full entry on Jisho
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
More words with
除
解除
かいじょ ·
cancellation
N1
排除
はいじょ ·
exclusion
N1
除いて
のぞいて ·
except
控除
こうじょ ·
subsidy
N1
削除
さくじょ ·
elimination
N2
除外
じょがい ·
exception
N1
除去
じょきょ ·
removal
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