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掃除

Reading

Kana: そうじ
Romaji: souji
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Definition

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 は.く
Meanings: sweep, brush
Readings: ジョ、 ジ、 のぞ.く、 -よ.け
Meanings: exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except

Example Sentences

部屋(へや)掃除(そうじ)しなさい。
➥You must clean your room.
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自転車(じてんしゃ)掃除(そうじ)退屈(たいくつ)だ。
➥It's a dull job to clean a bike.
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(かれ)部屋(へや)掃除(そうじ)(きら)いだ。
➥He hates cleaning his room.
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部屋(へや)掃除(そうじ)をしなさい。
➥You must clean your room.
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部屋(へや)掃除(そうじ)してもらった。
➥I had my room cleaned.
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()使(つか)いは(ゆか)掃除(そうじ)した。
➥The servant swept the floor.
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