Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 清掃する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 清せい 掃そう する 清せい 掃そう しない Polite 清せい 掃そう します 清せい 掃そう しません Past polite 清せい 掃そう しました 清せい 掃そう しませんでした Past 清せい 掃そう した 清せい 掃そう しなかった Te-form 清せい 掃そう して 清せい 掃そう しないで Desire 清せい 掃そう したい 清せい 掃そう したくない Potential 清せい 掃そう できる 清せい 掃そう できない Passive 清せい 掃そう される 清せい 掃そう されない Causative 清せい 掃そう させる 清せい 掃そう させない Causative passive 清せい 掃そう させられる 清せい 掃そう させられない Volitional 清せい 掃そう しよう Polite volitional 清せい 掃そう しましょう Imperative 清せい 掃そう しろ 清せい 掃そう するな Conditional 清せい 掃そう すれば 清せい 掃そう しなければ Tara conditional 清せい 掃そう したら 清せい 掃そう しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 清せい 掃そう する to clean up a place
Every morning, volunteers clean up the park.
清せい 掃そう を 行おこな う to carry out cleaning (formal)
The factory carries out a major cleaning once a month.
清せい 掃そう が 行い き 届とど く for cleaning to be thorough
This hotel is thoroughly cleaned and feels pleasant.
清せい 掃そう 業ぎょう 者しゃ に 依い 頼らい する to hire a cleaning company
Before moving, I hired a cleaning company to clean the house.
Related words 掃除 is the common word for everyday household cleaning, while 清掃 is used for larger-scale or public/organized cleaning and sounds more formal.
洗浄 refers specifically to washing or rinsing something clean (often with water or chemicals), whereas 清掃 covers general sweeping, tidying, and cleaning of spaces.
清掃 is a more formal, often professional or public term for cleaning (e.g. building maintenance), whereas 大掃除 is the familiar word for a household's big seasonal cleanup.
清掃 is physical cleaning (sweeping, washing), while 浄化 implies removing impurities at a deeper level, often with a moral or spiritual nuance.
Don't confuse with 清算 (settling accounts, liquidation) shares the kanji 清 and a similar sound with 清掃 , but has nothing to do with cleaning.
清掃 (cleaning) is a homophone of 盛装 (dressing up in fine clothes) and can be mixed up when typing from kana input.
Word family· 8 cleaner; janitor
street cleaner; garbage man
garbage truck; waste collection vehicle
cleaning company
garbage processing plant; waste incineration plant
Show 3 more Show fewer cleaning utensils; cleaning equipment
special cleaning and disinfection (after accident, death, etc.); biohazard cleanup; crime scene cleanup
sanitation worker; garbage collector; street cleaner
Etymology Compound of 清 (pure, clean) and 掃 (sweep). The combination straightforwardly means 'cleaning' or 'sweeping clean'.
Report an issue with this page
Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
