Word Meaning 掃除屋

そうじや soujiya

掃除屋 is read as そうじや (soujiya) and means night soil gatherer.

Meaning

English

night soil gatherer
cleaner
janitor

Reading

Kana

そうじや

Romaji

soujiya

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 126106 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掃除

そうじ

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

掃除婦

そうじふ

cleaning woman

掃き掃除

はきそうじ

sweeping and cleaning

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

電気掃除機

でんきそうじき

electric vacuum cleaner

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

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掃除屋 Cleaner