Memory phrase for the Kanji: 掃
掃
Meaning
sweep, brush Pronunciation SŌ ha ku Explanation Left: hand 扌 , right: broom 帚 (hand ナ/ヨ, holding a broom 冖 /巾 )
Mnemonic
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The hand with the broom is sweeping. Radicals
扌
hand Several characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌 , 手 , ヨ
帚
broom
巾
cloth, width 巾 [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".
hand Several characters are used for hand: 扌 , 手 ,ヨ,又 . The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.
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Vocabulary
掃除する
そうじする
to clean, to sweep
8349
清掃車 せいそうしゃ
garbage truck, dustcart, waste collection vehicle
7096
掃く はく
to sweep, to brush, to gather up
2906
掃除 そうじ
cleaning, sweeping
2907
清掃 せいそう
cleaning
3882
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,ナ, 扌, 手,ヨ,又. The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.
