Vocabulary

What does 掃除 (そうじ, souji) mean?

掃除 (そうじ, souji) means cleaning, tidying up.

Quick facts
Readingそうじ
Romajisouji
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
そうじ
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsouji

cleaning, tidying up

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive cleaning; sweeping; dusting

Example sentences

  • I clean my room every morning.

  • My mother cleaned the kitchen.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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