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Japanese symbol for “laundering”

Romaji: senjou
washing; cleansing; cleaning; laundering

In Japanese, laundering is , read (senjou).

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Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt washing; cleansing; cleaning; laundering
  2. n, vs, vt cleansing (one's mind and body) (Buddh)

Kanji and stroke order

wash, inquire into, probe
on: セン
kun: あら.う
9 strokes · JLPT 3
clean, purify, cleanse
on: ジョウ、セイ
kun: きよ.める、きよ.い
9 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “laundering”

WordReadingMeaning
ロンダ rondalaundering (e.g. of money)
ロンダリング rondaringu(money) laundering

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんたく sentakuwashing; laundry
せんざい senzaidetergent; cleanser; cleaning agent
あらう arauto wash; to cleanse; to rinse
せんめん senmenwashing one's face
てあらい tearaiwashing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands
じょうか joukapurification
じょうすい jousuiclean water; purified water
せいじょう seijoupure; clean; purity

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.