noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
newly swept; just swept
Describes a room or area that has just been swept clean. Often used with 部屋 or 床.
A newly swept room feels pleasant.
gathering silkworms from egg paper
Specialized sericulture term for collecting newly hatched silkworms from the egg paper. Rare outside agricultural contexts.
For silkworm farmers, the work of gathering silkworms from the egg paper marks the beginning of spring.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
Variant spelling without okurigana き.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Compound of 掃き (haki, continuative form of 掃く 'to sweep') + 立て (tate, suffix meaning 'just done'). The sericulture sense derives from the action of sweeping the newly hatched silkworms off the egg paper.