Word Meaning すす払い

すすはらい susuharai

すす払い is read as すすはらい (susuharai) and means (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning.

Meaning

English

  1. (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning
  2. spring cleaning (only not in spring)
  3. cleaning dust etc. from rooms
  4. housecleaning

Reading

Kana

すすはらい

Romaji

susuharai

Writing Variants

  • 煤払い すすはらい susuharai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 144730 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

支払い

しはらい

payment

前払い

まえばらい

payment in advance

未払い

みはらい

unpaid

払い

はらい

sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

後払い

あとばらい

deferred payment

分割払い

ぶんかつばらい

payment by installments

利払い

りばらい

interest payment

不払い

ふばらい

nonpayment

先払い

さきばらい

forerunner

取り払い

とりはらい

removing

月払い

つきばらい

paying in monthly installments (instalments)

出来高払い

できだかばらい

piecework payment