Translation guide
The act of washing something before the main wash, such as prewashing dishes, laundry, or produce. In Japanese, the expression depends heavily on what is being prewashed and the context.
Please prewash the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.
Means 'to wash lightly', often used for a quick rinse or prewash.
For heavily soiled dishes, I lightly wash them before soaking.
Means 'to rinse quickly', suitable when you just need to remove loose food particles.
After eating, please give the plates a quick rinse.
To treat stains or run a short wash cycle before the main laundry wash.
Same term as for dishes; also used for laundry prewash cycles.
Using the prewash cycle on the washing machine removes mud stains well.
Literally 'under-wash', often used for pre-treating stains by hand before machine washing.
Means 'spot washing', used when treating specific stained areas before the main wash.
To rinse or wash produce before eating or cooking.
I prewash the collar stains before putting it in the washing machine.
I spot-wash the stained area before doing the laundry.
I give the strawberries a quick rinse before removing the stems.