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すす払い

煤払い

Reading

Kana: すすはらい
Romaji: susuharai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning

2

(the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)

See also: 煤掃き

Kanji

払
Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
煤
Readings: バイ、 マイ、 すす
Meanings: soot, smoke dried