掃除

See also: 扫除

Chinese

broom; to sweep
 
remove; do away with; wipe out
remove; do away with; wipe out; divide; except
trad. (掃除)
simp. (扫除)

Pronunciation


Verb

掃除

  1. to clear away; to sweep away; to clean with a brush
  2. (figurative) to eradicate; to wipe out
    掃除文盲扫除文盲   sǎochú wénmáng   to eliminate illiteracy

Synonyms

  • (to clear away):
  • (to eradicate):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: S

Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • (honorific) 掃除(そうじ) (o-sōji)

Pronunciation

Noun

(そう)() • (sōji) 

  1. cleaning; sweeping up

Derived terms

Verb

(そう)()する • (sōji suru) suru (stem (そう)() (sōji shi), past (そう)()した (sōji shita))

  1. clean; sweep up; tidy up

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

掃除 • (soje) (hangeul 소제)

  1. Hanja form? of 소제 (cleaning; sweeping up).
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