Kanji
掃
kanji character
sweep
brush
掃 kanji-掃 sweep, brush
掃
Meaning
sweep and brush
Readings
Kun'yomi
- はく
On'yomi
- そう じ cleaning
- せい そう cleaning
- そう かい sweeping the sea for mines
- しゅ
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/11
Common Words
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掃 くto sweep, to brush, to clean... -
掃 除 cleaning, sweeping, dusting... -
清 掃 cleaning, clean-up, garbage collection... -
掃 うto pay (e.g. money, bill), to brush off... -
掃 海 sweeping the sea for mines, dragging for mines -
掃 除 機 vacuum cleaner, vacuum, hoover... -
掃 除 器 vacuum cleaner, vacuum, hoover... -
掃 討 cleaning up (enemy remnants), sweeping clean (of opponents), mopping up -
掃 蕩 cleaning up (enemy remnants), sweeping clean (of opponents), mopping up -
掃 盪 cleaning up (enemy remnants), sweeping clean (of opponents), mopping up -
掃 とうcleaning up (enemy remnants), sweeping clean (of opponents), mopping up -
掃 射 sweeping with fire, mowing down, strafing -
大 掃 除 major cleanup, spring cleaning -
掃 溜 rubbish heap, garbage dump -
掃 滅 wiping out, annihilation -
掃 引 sweeping, scanning -
掃 苔 visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival), removal of moss from a tombstone -
掃 きだすto sweep out, to clean out -
掃 出 すto sweep out, to clean out -
掃 立 てnewly swept (room, etc.), gathering silkworms from the egg paper -
掃 きたてnewly swept (room, etc.), gathering silkworms from the egg paper -
掃 きだめrubbish heap, garbage dump -
掃 溜 めrubbish heap, garbage dump -
掃 き手 hand touching the ground resulting in direct loss -
洒 掃 scrubbing (with water), cleaning -
灑 掃 scrubbing (with water), cleaning -
掃 海 艇 minesweeping ship, minesweeper -
掃 除 婦 cleaning woman -
掃 除 人 janitor, cleaner -
掃 除 魚 cleaner fish