Keyword
wash
- inquire into
- probe
- Frequency
- #1168
- Strokes
- 9
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N3
- Heisig
- 264
Readings
セン73%
あら27%
Mnemonic
Splash water drops all over the muddy shirt and scrub until you wash it back to the clean way it was before.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
洗う
to wash; to cleanse; to rinse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep
Godan verb
洗礼
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
Noun
手洗い
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; toilet; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
Noun