掃 – vocab dash

Keyword

sweep

brush

Frequency: #1255
Strokes: 11
Grade: 8
JLPT (old): N2
Heisig: 1235

Readings

ソウ88%

は13%

Mnemonic

You grab the broom with your left hand and sweep the crumbs across the kitchen floor into a glittering, dusty pile.

Stroke order

Composed of

扌left hand 帚broom

Used in vocabulary

掃そう除じ

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

Noun

掃そう海かい

sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines

Noun

清せい掃そう

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

Noun

掃そう除じ機き

vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

Noun

一いっ掃そう

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

Noun

大おお掃そう除じ

major cleanup; spring cleaning

Noun

掃そう討とう

cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

Noun

掃はく

to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

Godan verb

掃そう射しゃ

sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing

Noun

掃はき溜だめ

rubbish heap; garbage dump

Noun

掃そう除じ屋や

cleaner; janitor

Noun

拭ふき掃そう除じ

cleaning; scrubbing

Noun

掃そう引いん

sweeping; scanning

Noun

掃はき掃そう除じ

sweeping and cleaning

Noun

掃はき出だし

sweeping out; cleaning out; (sliding) glass door; patio door; small floor-level opening through which dirt is swept

Noun