Word Meaning 煤払い

すすはらい susuharai

煤払い 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

  • すす払い すすはらい susuharai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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支払い

しはらい

payment

前払い

まえばらい

payment in advance

未払い

みばらい

unpaid

払い

はらい

sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

酔っ払い

よっぱらい

drunkard

後払い

ごばらい

deferred payment

分割払い

ぶんかつばらい

payment by installments

門前払い

もんぜんばらい

turning another away at the gate or front door

利払い

りばらい

interest payment

不払い

ふばらい

nonpayment

一括払い

いっかつばらい

lump-sum payment

先払い

さきばらい

forerunner