濯
laundry, wash, pour on, rinse
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
20 of 25- 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
Study
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.