掃 — kanji meaning “sweep”
掃
sweep, brush
- Meanings
- sweep, brush
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)、シュ (shu)
- Kun'yomi
- は.く
- Name readings
- か
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1255 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- sǎo, sào — Chinese character page
Words with 掃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掃除 | そうじ souji | cleaning; sweeping; dusting |
| 清掃 | せいそう seisou | cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection |
| 一掃 | いっそう issou | clean sweep; purging; doing away with |
| 掃海 | そうかい soukai | sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines |
| 掃討 | そうとう soutou | cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up |
| 掃射 | そうしゃ sousha | sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing |
| 掃く | はく haku | to sweep; to brush; to clean |
| 掃除機 | そうじき soujiki | vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover |
| 掃き溜め | はきだめ hakidame | rubbish heap; garbage dump |
| 掃除屋 | そうじや soujiya | cleaner; janitor |
| 大掃除 | おおそうじ oosouji | major cleanup; spring cleaning |
| 拭き掃除 | ふきそうじ fukisouji | cleaning; scrubbing |
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