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洗濯カゴ (せんたくかご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

洗せん濯たくカゴ

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Meanings

1

laundry basket

A basket or hamper used for holding dirty laundry or carrying clean laundry.

洗せん濯たくカゴに脱ぬいだ服ふくを入いれてください。
Please put your worn clothes in the laundry basket.

洗せん濯たくカゴがいっぱいになったので、洗せん濯たくをしなければ。

The laundry basket is full, so I have to do the laundry.

Kanji

洗wash, inquire into, probe
濯laundry, wash, pour on
籠basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself

Related words

洗せん濯たく機き
Refers to the washing machine itself, not the basket.
洗せん濯たく物もの
Refers to the laundry items (clothes to be washed or just washed), not the container.

Written forms

洗せん濯たくカゴ
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling.
洗せん濯たくかご
Hiragana variant of the second element.
洗せん濯たく籠かご
Full kanji spelling; the second kanji is less common in modern usage.

Etymology

Compound of 洗濯 (せんたく, 'laundry') and カゴ (かご, 'basket').