Kanji

濯

濯

laundry, wash, pour on, rinse

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すすぐ, ゆすぐ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あろう

Common Readings

タク

Example sentences

洗濯 せんたく
週末は溜まった洗濯物をまとめて洗濯した。

I did all the accumulated laundry together on the weekend.

シーツ シーツ
毎週日曜日にシーツを洗濯する。

I wash the sheets every Sunday.

洗濯物 せんたくもの
雨が降る前に洗濯物を取り込みます。

I will bring in the laundry before it rains.

乾く かわく
洗濯物がよく乾くように、外に干した。

I hung the laundry outside so it would dry well.

洗濯機 せんたくき
洗濯物を洗濯機に入れて、スイッチを入れた。

I put the laundry into the washing machine and turned the switch on.

放り込む ほうりこむ
彼は脱いだ服を洗濯機に放り込んだ。

He threw his clothes into the washing machine.

洗濯バサミ せんたくバサミ
洗濯バサミで洗濯物を干す。

Hang laundry with clothespins.

Example Vocabulary

洗濯

せんたく

laundry; washing

洗濯物

せんたくもの

laundry; washing

洗濯機

せんたくき

washing machine

濯ぐ

すすぐ

洗濯場

せんたくば

洗濯板

せんたくいた

洗濯籠

せんたくかご

洗濯屋

せんたくや

洗濯ばさみ

せんたくばさみ

洗濯バサミ

せんたくバサミ

clothespin; laundry clip

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