JLPT N2 · 17 strokes
Kanji 濯: "laundry, wash, pour on"
The kanji 濯 means "laundry, wash, pour on, rinse". It is written with 17 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read タク in on'yomi and すす.ぐ, ゆす.ぐ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すす.ぐゆす.ぐ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | laundry, wash, pour on, rinse |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 17 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1698 of 2,501 |
Common words with 濯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 洗濯washing; laundry · relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
- 洗濯物laundry; the washing
- 洗濯機washing machine; (clothes) washer
- 濯ぐto rinse; to wash out · to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
- 洗濯板washboard
- 洗濯場washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
- 洗濯屋laundry; laundromat; launderette
- 洗濯バサミclothespin; clothes peg
- 洗濯槽washing machine tub
- 命の洗濯casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
- 電気洗濯機electric washing machine
- 洗濯代laundry charges
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