also: あらいもん
things to be washed; dirty dishes; laundry; washing
Usually refers to household items waiting to be washed, especially dirty dishes; it can also mean the chore of washing them, as in 洗い物をする or 洗い物を済ませる. For clothes and towels, 洗濯物 is often the more specific word, but 洗い物 can be used more generally for things to wash.
Dirty dishes are piling up in the sink.
I finished the washing up after dinner.
I put the dirty towels and other things to be washed into the washing machine.
It's my job to do the dishes after dinner.
Let's finish the dishes quickly and then head out.
I was so busy that the dishes piled up.
I took care of the dishes before going to bed.
Mixed kana variant marked search-only; understandable, but 洗い物 is the standard form.
No-okurigana variant marked search-only; use 洗い物 in normal writing.