洗濯物
also: せんたくもん
Meanings
1
Refers to clothes and other items that need to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed.
There's a lot of laundry today.
It's started raining, so bring in the laundry.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を干すto hang laundry out to dry
I hung the laundry out to dry before it started raining.
- 〈物〉を取り込むto bring laundry in (from outside)
It was getting dark, so I brought the laundry in.
- 〈物〉を畳むto fold laundry
I folded the dry laundry and put it away in the dresser.
- 〈物〉がたまるfor laundry to pile up
I've been so busy that the laundry has piled up.
- 〈物〉を出すto hand laundry in (e.g. at a laundromat or cleaner's)
I dropped my laundry off at the cleaner's.