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[そう()·()]
souji
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 掃除

noun, suru verb
  1. cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

Definition and Synonyms for 掃除

Purge excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
Synonyms: 掃除
Clean remove shells or husks from
Synonyms: 掃除
Scavenge remove unwanted substances from
Synonyms: さらう, 掃除
Cleansing the act of making something clean
Synonyms: クリーニング, クレンジング, 大掃除, 掃除, 洗浄, 洗滌, 洗濯, 洗い濯ぎ, 浄化, 清い, 清め, 清める, 清掃, 澄む
Purge rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
Synonyms: 掃除, 流す
Sweep sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
Synonyms: 掃く, 掃き出す, 掃除
Clean remove while making clean
Synonyms: 掃除, 洗う, 洗濯, 落とす
Clean make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
Synonyms: さらう, 掃除, 洗う, 洗浄, 洗滌, 浄化, 清める, 清掃, 澄む
Clean House clean and tidy up the house
Synonyms: 掃除, 清掃
Clean remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
Synonyms: 掃除

Meanings for each kanji in 掃除

» sweep; brush
» exclude; division (x/3); remove; abolish; cancel; except

Categories 掃除 is a member of

Care For provide treatment for
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Modify cause to change
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Remove remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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Improvement the act of improving something
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Neaten put (things or places) in order
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Pass Over rub with a circular motion
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Rinse Off wash off soap or remaining dirt
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 掃除

Sample Sentences for 掃除

I would like to clean up the house before my parents come.
I spent the whole afternoon cleaning my house.
I would have somebody sweep this room clean.
Well, I clean the rooms.
I have just cleaned my room.

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