Japanese symbol for “ironing”
アイロン掛け
アイロンがけ
Romaji: airongake
(doing the) ironing
In Japanese, ironing is アイロン掛け, read アイロンがけ (airongake).
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Meanings
- n, vs (doing the) ironing
Written forms: アイロン掛け. Readings: アイロンがけ、アイロンかけ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ironing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アイアニング | アイアニング aianingu | ironing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掛け | かけ kake | credit |
| 仕掛け | しかけ shikake | device; contrivance; mechanism |
| 掛ける | かける kakeru | to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from) |
| 掛け軸 | かけじく kakejiku | hanging scroll |
| 掛かる | かかる kakaru | to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) |
| 掛け声 | かけごえ kakegoe | shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!") |
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