laundry shop; laundromat; launderette
Refers to a business that washes clothes, either a staffed laundry service or a self-service laundromat. The context usually makes the type clear.
I took my suit to the local laundry shop.
The finish is better at a staffed laundry shop than at a coin laundry.
Often used for dry cleaning shops, whereas 洗濯屋 implies regular washing.
Standard kanji spelling for a laundry shop or laundromat.
Kana-mixed spelling sometimes seen in signage or casual writing.
Compound of 洗濯 (せんたく, 'washing, laundry') and 屋 (や, 'shop, business').