also: はけぼうき
whisk broom
A small hand broom with soft bristles, often used for sweeping dust or crumbs from surfaces like tables or clothing.
I swept the bread crumbs off the desk with a whisk broom.
Please brush the dust off your clothes with a whisk broom.
Alternate reading with rendaku; less common than はけほうき.
Kanji spelling; 刷毛 means 'brush' and 箒 means 'broom', but this compound is rarely used in practice.
Compound of 刷毛 (hake, 'brush') and 箒 (hōki, 'broom'). The reading はけぼうき is a rendaku variant.