すすぐ

also: ゆすぐ · そそぐ

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すすぐ · godan verb (-gu)

Meanings

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

usually written using kana alone

To rinse something with water, such as clothes, vegetables, or one's mouth. The kanji 濯ぐ is especially associated with this sense.

口くちをすすぐto rinse one's mouth
食しょく事じの後あと、水みずで口くちをすすいだ。
After the meal, I rinsed my mouth with water.
恥はじをすすぐto wipe out a disgrace
彼かれは試し合あいに勝かって前ぜん回かいの負まけの恥はじをすすいだ。
He won the match and wiped out the disgrace of his previous loss.
洗せん濯たく物ものを水みずですすぐto rinse laundry with water
洗せん濯たく物ものを水みずでよくすすいでから干ほした。
I rinsed the laundry well with water before hanging it out to dry.
汚お名みょうをすすぐto clear one's bad name
彼かの女じょは無む実じつを証しょう明めいして汚お名みょうをすすいだ。
She proved her innocence and cleared her bad name.

雪せつ辱じょく sense 2
雪辱 is a noun (used with する) meaning to avenge a defeat or humiliation, while すすぐ (濯ぐ) is the verb used in set phrases like 恥をすすぐ to clear one's name.
洗あらうN5sense 1
洗う means to wash generally (often with soap), while すすぐ (濯ぐ) refers specifically to the final rinsing step to remove soap or dirt with water.

すすぐ sense 1
漱ぐ is used only for rinsing or gargling the mouth, while すすぐ (濯ぐ) covers rinsing clothes, vegetables, and other objects as well as the mouth.

すすぐUsage65%
Usually written in kana. The kanji 濯ぐ is used especially for rinsing, while 雪ぐ is used for clearing one's name or revenge.
ゆすぐUsage16%
Alternate reading for rinsing, restricted to 濯ぐ.
雪ぐUsage10%
- すすぐ
  Kanji form for clearing one's name or revenge.
- そそぐ
濯ぐUsage9%
- すすぐ
  Kanji form for rinsing; also read ゆすぐ.
- そそぐ
- ゆすぐ
そそぐ
Rare reading for the revenge sense.

The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 濯 is associated with washing, and 雪 with clearing or wiping away, reflecting the two main senses.