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濯

laundry, wash, pour on, rinse

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes17

Readings

On'yomi

  • タク

Kun'yomi

  • すす.ぐ
  • ゆす.ぐ

Meaning

濯 centers on using water to clean or rinse something, especially laundry. The idea of pouring water on something to wash it connects all the given meanings.

Most common words using 濯

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  • 洗濯せんたく
    N5

    washing; laundry

  • 濯ぐすすぐ
    N2

    to rinse; to wash out

  • 洗濯機せんたくき
    N5

    washing machine; (clothes) washer

  • 洗濯物せんたくもの
    N4

    laundry; the washing

  • ドラム式洗濯機ドラムしきせんたっき

    front-load washing machine

  • 乾燥洗濯かんそうせんたく

    dry cleaning

  • 命の洗濯いのちのせんたく

    casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back

  • 夜濯ぎよすすぎ

    washing clothes at night (during the height of the summer)

  • 洗い濯ぎあらいすすぎ

    washing and rinsing; cleaning

  • 洗濯カゴせんたくかご

    laundry basket

  • 洗濯ハンガーせんたくハンガー

    laundry hanger (for drying clothes)

  • 洗濯バサミせんたくバサミ

    clothespin; clothes peg

  • 洗濯代せんたくだい

    laundry charges

  • 洗濯場せんたくば

    washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry

  • 洗濯屋せんたくや

    laundry; laundromat; launderette

  • 洗濯指数せんたくしすう

    laundry index (indicating how suitable the weather is for drying clothes)

  • 洗濯板せんたくいた

    washboard

  • 洗濯槽せんたくそう

    washing machine tub

  • 洗濯物入れせんたくものいれ

    laundry box; washing basket

  • 洗濯石鹸せんたくせっけん

    laundry soap; detergent

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Etymology

濯 combines 氵 (water) with 翟, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to cleaning or washing. The exact historical development of 翟 in this context is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 pours over the right side 翟 like rinsing clothes in a stream. Picture a laundry scene where water flows over the fabric to wash it clean.

Reading mnemonic

For タク, imagine washing a tacky shirt: tack -> タク, and the water rinses away the stickiness.