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洗濯石鹸 (せんたくせっけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

洗せん濯たく石せっ鹸けん

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Meanings

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noun

laundry soap; detergent

Refers specifically to soap or detergent used for washing clothes, as opposed to body soap or dish soap.

洗せん濯たく石せっ鹸けんが切きれたので買かいに行いかなくては。
We're out of laundry soap, so I have to go buy some.
この洗せん濯たく石せっ鹸けん

は

環かん

境きょう

に

優やさ

しい

成せい

分ぶん

で

作つく

ら

れ

て

い

ます

。

This laundry detergent is made with environmentally friendly ingredients.

Written forms

洗せん濯たく石せっ鹸けん
Standard kanji spelling for laundry soap.
洗せん濯たくせっけん
Common mixed spelling; せっけん is often written in kana.

Kanji

洗wash, inquire into, probe
濯laundry, wash, pour on
石stone
鹸saltiness

Similar words

石せっ鹸けん
General term for soap, including body soap and hand soap. 洗濯石鹸 specifically means laundry soap.
洗せん剤ざい
A broader term for detergent or cleaning agent, often used for synthetic laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, etc. 洗濯石鹸 implies a soap-based product.

Etymology

Compound of 洗濯 (せんたく, 'laundry') and 石鹸 (せっけん, 'soap').