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Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1255 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: sweep, brush

Kunyomi: は.く

Onyomi: ソウ, シュ

Composition: 扌 帚

掃

Radical

Radical: 手

Reading: てへん

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

掃除機(そうじき)   vacuum cleaner

掃除婦(そうじふ)   cleaning lady

掃除する(そうじする)   clean [v.t.]

清掃する(せいそうする)   clean [v.t.]

一掃する(いっそうする)   make a clean sweep

掃く(はく)   sweep, brush

Onyomi Examples

掃除 (ソウジ) cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing

掃海 (ソウカイ) sweeping the sea for mines, dragging for mines

洒掃 (サイソウ) scrubbing (with water), cleaning

特殊清掃 (トクシュセイソウ) special cleaning and disinfection (esp. after an accident or death), biohazard cleanup, crime scene cleanup

Kunyomi Examples

掃く (はく) to sweep, to brush, to clean, to gather silkworms

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