Moto 掃: Sweep; BrushKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソウ、シュ
- Kun'yomi
- は(く)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 70 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソウ・シュ)
- 掃海そうかいsweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines
- 掃除そうじcleaning; sweeping
- 清掃せいそうcleaning; clean-up
- 一掃いっそうclean sweep; purging
- 掃除機そうじきvacuum cleaner; vacuum
- 掃討そうとうcleaning up; sweeping up
- 大掃除おおそうじmajor cleanup; spring cleaning
- 掃射そうしゃsweeping with fire; mowing down
- ふき掃除ふきそうじcleaning; scrubbing
- やえやま型掃海艦やえやまがたそうかいかんYaeyama class minesweeper
- トイレ掃除トイレそうじtoilet cleaning
- ファイル掃除ファイルそうじfile clean-up
- 分解掃除ぶんかいそうじoverhaul; taking apart and cleaning
- 床掃除ゆかそうじcleaning floors
- 庭掃除にわそうじtidying a garden; sweeping the yard
- 拭き掃除ふきそうじcleaning; scrubbing
- 掃引そういんsweeping; scanning
- 掃海艇そうかいていminesweeper
- 掃滅そうめつwiping out; annihilation
- 掃盪そうとうcleaning up; sweeping up
- 掃苔そうたいvisit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival)
- 掃蕩そうとうcleaning up; sweeping up
- 掃討作戦そうとうさくせんmopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
- 掃除ロボットそうじロボットcleaning robot
- 掃除人そうじにんjanitor; cleaner
- 掃除器そうじきvacuum cleaner; vacuum
- 掃除婦そうじふcleaning woman
- 掃除屋そうじやcleaner; janitor
- 掃除当番そうじとうばんone's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
- 掃除機をかけるそうじきをかけるto vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
- 掃除機を掛けるそうじきをかけるto vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
- 掃除用具入れそうじようぐいれcleaning equipment closet; broom closet
- 掃除魚そうじうおcleaner fish
- 機銃掃射きじゅうそうしゃmachine-gun fire
- 清掃会社せいそうかいしゃcleaning company
- 清掃作業員せいそうさぎょういんsanitation worker; garbage collector
- 清掃員せいそういんcleaner; janitor
- 清掃夫せいそうふstreet cleaner; garbage man
- 清掃用具せいそうようぐcleaning utensils
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 掃くはくto sweep; to brush
- すす掃きすすはきsweeping the soot from one's house (to welcome the kami of the New Year)
- 掃いて捨てるほどはいてすてるほどa dime a dozen; two a penny
- 掃きだめはきだめrubbish heap; garbage dump
- 掃き出し窓はきだしまど(sliding) glass door; patio door
- 掃き出すはきだすto release; to sweep out
- 掃き寄せるはきよせるto sweep up; to sweep into a heap
- 掃き手はきてhand touching the ground resulting in direct loss
- 掃き捨てるはきすてるto sweep away; to sweep out
- 掃き掃除はきそうじsweeping and cleaning
- 掃き清めるはききよめるto sweep clean; to brush clean
- 掃き溜めはきだめrubbish heap; garbage dump
- 掃き溜めに鶴はきだめにつるa jewel in a dunghill
- 掃き立てはきたてbeing newly swept
- 掃き集めるはきあつめるto sweep up together; to sweep into a heap
- 横槌で庭を掃くよこづちでにわをはくto hurriedly prepare one's home for guests; to clean one's garden with a mallet
Other readings
- 地を掃うちをはらうto disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
- 掃捨てるはきすてるto sweep away; to sweep out
- 掃溜はきだめrubbish heap; garbage dump
- 掃溜めはきだめrubbish heap; garbage dump
- 掃立てはきたてbeing newly swept
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