noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
washing; cleaning; cleansing; laundering
Often more formal or technical than 洗う, and common with equipment, parts, containers, lenses, wounds, and cleaning fluids. Also appears in fixed compounds such as 資金洗浄, meaning money laundering.
使用後は器具をよく洗浄してください。
Please wash the instruments thoroughly after use.
専用の洗浄液でコンタクトレンズを洗浄する。
Clean contact lenses with the dedicated cleaning solution.
資金洗浄の疑いで捜査が始まった。
An investigation began on suspicion of money laundering.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
ritual cleansing; purification of mind and body
Buddhist or religious use referring to cleansing or purifying the body and mind, rather than ordinary physical washing.
仏教では、洗浄が心身を清める行いを指すことがある。
In Buddhism, 洗浄 can refer to the act of purifying the mind and body.