What does kanji 掃 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 掃 is sweep.

How is kanji 掃 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 掃 are は.く; the onyomi readings are ソウ, シュ.

What is the main radical of kanji 掃?

The main radical for kanji 掃 is 手.

What words use kanji 掃?

Example words that use kanji 掃 include 掃除, 掃う, 掃除器, 掃海.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 3

掃

Meaning

Kanji 掃

sweep

sweep, brush

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: は.く
Onyomi 音読み: ソウシュ
Nanori 名乗り: か

Variant: 扫 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1255
Strokes: 11
Radical: 手
Components: 冖 • 巾 • ヨ • 扎
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 帚 • 婦 • 菷 • 埽 • 箒

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Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 63 entries that include this kanji.

掃除

そうじ

cleaning

掃う

はらう

to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)

掃除器

そうじき

cleaning device

掃海

そうかい

sweeping the sea for mines

掃く

はく

to gather silkworms

掃射

そうしゃ

sweeping with fire

掃きたて

はきたて

gathering silkworms from the egg paper

掃きだめ

はきだめ

rubbish heap

掃き寄せる

はきよせる

to sweep up

掃き捨てる

はきすてる

to sweep away

掃き手

はきて

hand touching the ground resulting in direct loss

掃き集める

はきあつめる

to sweep up together

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

へやを掃いてください。

please sweep the room.

まいあさにわを掃く。

i sweep the yard every morning.

かのじょはほうきでげんかんを掃いた。

she swept the entryway with a broom.

おちはを掃けば、みちがきれいにみえる。

if you sweep up the fallen leaves, the path will look clean.

かれはすなを掃いていりぐちをあけた。

he swept away the sand and cleared the entrance.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 3 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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