掃 (brush, sweep) - Kanji Codex

掃

brush, sweep

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シュソウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

は.く

Nanori (名乗り)

か

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:2

Frequency:1255

Vocabulary

ソウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
清掃	セイソウ	cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
掃海	ソウカイ	sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines
掃除	ソウジ	cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
掃討	ソウトウ	cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
掃除機	ソウジキ	vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover; cleaning device

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
一掃	いっそう	clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
掃く	はく	to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
掃とう	そうとう	cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
掃う	はらう	to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)
大掃除	おおそうじ	major cleanup; spring cleaning

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