掃除

souji
nounBeginner
formal

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

Collocations

掃除機vacuum cleaner掃除道具cleaning tools掃除機をかけるto vacuum

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related Phrases

大掃除phrase
general cleaning (especially before New Year)
掃除をするphrase
to clean

💡Pro Tip

Common Usage

掃除 is often used with the verb する (to do) to mean 'to clean'.

Gold Rule

Verb Pairing

Always pair 掃除 with する when using it as a verb.

📖Word Origin

From 掃く (to sweep) + 除く (to remove)

📝Usage Notes

Often used with the verb する (to do) as in 掃除をする (to clean)

Word Breakdown

to sweep
root
+
to remove
root
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