掃除

See also: 扫除

Chinese

broom; to sweep
 
remove; do away with; wipe out
remove; do away with; wipe out; divide; except
trad. (掃除) 掃 除
simp. (扫除) 扫 除

Pronunciation


Verb

掃除

  1. to clear away; to sweep away; to clean with a brush
  2. (figurative) to eradicate; to wipe out
    掃除文盲/扫除文盲  ―  sǎochú wénmáng  ―  to eliminate illiteracy

Synonyms

  • (to clear away):
  • (to eradicate):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
掃 除
そう
Grade: S
じ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • (honorific) お掃除(そうじ) (o-sōji)

Pronunciation

Noun

掃(そう)除(じ) • (sōji) 

  1. cleaning; sweeping up

Derived terms

Verb

掃(そう)除(じ)する • (sōji suru) suru (stem 掃(そう)除(じ)し (sōji shi), past 掃(そう)除(じ)した (sōji shita))

  1. clean; sweep up; tidy up

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
掃除

Noun

掃除 • (soje) (hangeul 소제)

  1. Hanja form? of 소제 (“cleaning; sweeping up”).
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