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Cleaning; act of tidying or removing dirt
部屋の掃除をします
I will clean the room
毎日掃除をすることが大切です
It's important to clean every day
Can refer to both general cleaning and specific cleaning tasks
掃除 is often used with the verb する (to do) to mean 'to clean'.
Always pair 掃除 with する when using it as a verb.
From 掃く (to sweep) + 除く (to remove)
Often used with the verb する (to do) as in 掃除をする (to clean)