Word Meaning 掃苔

そうたい soutai

掃苔 is read as そうたい (soutai) and means removal of moss from a tombstone.

Meaning

English

removal of moss from a tombstone
visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival)

Reading

Kana

そうたい

Romaji

soutai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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掃除

そうじ

cleaning

掃除機

そうじき

cleaning device

掃討

そうとう

cleaning up

掃く

はく

to gather silkworms

掃海

そうかい

sweeping the sea for mines

掃射

そうしゃ

sweeping with fire

掃討作戦

そうとうさくせん

mopping-up operation

掃除用具入れ

そうじようぐいれ

cleaning equipment closet

掃除当番

そうじとうばん

one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)

掃除人

そうじにん

janitor

掃き出す

はきだす

to release

掃き手

はきて

hand touching the ground resulting in direct loss