Word Meaning 掃除

そうじ souji

掃除 is read as そうじ (souji) and means cleaning.

Meaning

English

cleaning
sweeping
dusting
scrubbing

Reading

Kana

そうじ

Romaji

souji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Related Words 拭く,拭き取る,拭い去る,掃く,掃き出す,洗う,収納,片付け Rank 5795 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掃き掃除

はきそうじ

sweeping and cleaning

掃除機

そうじき

cleaning device

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

掃除機をかける

そうじきをかける

to vacuum

掃除屋

そうじや

night soil gatherer

掃除婦

そうじふ

cleaning woman

掃除ロボット

そうじろぼっと

cleaning robot

掃除魚

そうじうお

cleaner fish

大掃除

おおそうじ

major cleanup

分解掃除

ぶんかいそうじ

overhaul