Kanji

sweep, brush

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ, シュ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はく

Nanori (Name Reading)

かに, のぶ

Common Readings

ソウ, は…く

Example sentences

掃除 そうじ
大掃除をして、部屋がすっかり綺麗になった。

After doing a major cleaning, the room became completely clean.

部屋 へや
部屋を掃除する

Clean the room.

清掃 せいそう
毎朝、公園の清掃ボランティアに参加している。

I participate in park cleaning volunteer work every morning.

町内会 ちょうないかい
今週末、町内会の清掃活動が行われる予定だ。

A neighborhood association cleaning activity is scheduled for this weekend.

一掃 いっそう
新しい対策が悪習を一掃した。

The new measures wiped out the old bad habits.

株連蔓引 しゅれんまんいん
政府は汚職の一掃を誓い、関係者全員を株連蔓引で検挙する方針だ。

The government has vowed to wipe out corruption and plans to arrest all involved parties in one fell swoop.

掃討 そうとう
警察は犯罪組織の掃討作戦を開始した。

The police began a cleanup operation of the criminal organization.

残敵 ざんてき
我が軍は、山中に潜む残敵を掃討した。

Our army mopped up the remaining enemy forces hiding in the mountains.

掃除機 そうじき
新しい掃除機は音がとても静かだ。

The new vacuum cleaner is very quiet.

吸い取る すいとる
掃除機でカーペットのほこりを吸い取った。

I sucked up the dust from the carpet with a vacuum cleaner.

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