A tool for removing dust, such as a feather duster or dust cloth.
I quickly cleaned the top of the shelf with a duster.
dusting; removing dust
The act of dusting; often used in contexts like year-end cleaning or tidying up.
During the year-end big cleaning, I dusted the whole house.
Kana spelling is standard; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is possible but uncommon; learners should prefer the kana form.
Mixed katakana-kanji variant; included for search coverage but not a standard spelling.
Compound of 塵 (ちり, 'dust') and 払い (はらい, 'sweeping away'), the nominalized form of 払う (はらう, 'to brush off').