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掃

JLPT N2 11 strokes Frequency: #1255

Meanings

Sweep, Brush

Radicals

扌

Decomposition

⿰扌帚

Etymology

Ideographic: To use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 11

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top

2 hook bottom-right-to-top-left

3 rising bottom-to-top

4 corner right-to-left

5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

6 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

7 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

8 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

9 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

10 hook bottom-right-to-top-left

11 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ソウ sou

シュ shu

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

は ha

Words Using This Kanji

59 words total

Other (20 words)

機銃掃射きじゅうそうしゃ

machine-gun fire

掃き出し窓はきだしまど

(sliding) glass door

掃き掃除はきそうじ

sweeping and cleaning

掃き掃除はきそうじ

sweeping and cleaning

掃除人そうじにん

janitor

煙突掃除夫えんとつそうじふ

chimney sweep

掃除当番そうじとうばん

one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)

掃き手はきて

hand touching the ground resulting in direct loss

掃討作戦そうとうさくせん

mopping-up operation

清掃員せいそういん

cleaner

煙突掃除えんとつそうじ

chimney sweeping (cleaning)

掃いて捨てるほどはいてすてるほど

a dime a dozen

床掃除ゆかそうじ

cleaning the floor

やえやま型掃海艦やえやまがたそうかいかん

Yaeyama class minesweeper

sweeping

cleaner fish

file clean-up

cleaning equipment closet

耳掃除みみそうじ

ear cleaning

風呂掃除ふろそうじ

cleaning a bath tub

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