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Kanji Detail for 濯 - "to wash, to rinse"

濯

  • Meaning

    濯 means "to wash, to rinse." Also associated with to purify.

    1. Wash - To clean with water; to rinse.

    2. Rinse - To cleanse by flushing with water.

    3. Purify - To make clean and pure.

  • Words using 濯

    • 洗濯 せんたく Listen washing; laundry; relaxation
    • 洗濯機 せんたくき Listen washing machine; (clothes) washer
    • 洗濯物 せんたくもの Listen laundry; the washing

  • Tattoo check: 濯

    • Verified meaning: to wash, to rinse
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あろう, たく, ひかる)
    • Also carries these associations: to purify

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 濯

    Given names 濯(あろう)Listen 濯(ひかる)Listen

    Surnames 濯(たく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    laundry; wash; pour on; rinse

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wash out, rinse; cleanse

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 櫂|棹[zhao4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to cleanse, to rinse, to wash out

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To wash and cleanse. 濯纓 (washing hat strings), 濯足 (washing feet) appear in (Mencius). | 濯濯. Appearance of mountains without vegetation. (Mencius) "This is why it is so bare."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    taku(タク) タク

  • Kunyomi

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    susu.gu(すす-ぐ) すす-ぐ

    yusu.gu(ゆす-ぐ) ゆす-ぐ

  • Strokes

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    17 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to wash to rinse to purify launder pour bathe clean disinfect hygienic immaculate mop neat pure sanitize scrub soak spotless tidy water wipe

Sentences including 濯

  • Could you tell me how to use this washing machine?

  • I've got a big wash today.

  • She was doing the washing then.

  • The washing machine is out of order.

  • She did two washes today.

  • Can i use the laundry any time?

  • Tell me how to use the washing machine.

  • I wash clothes every day.

  • Mother washes every day.

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