Memory phrase for the Kanji: 洗

洗

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Meaning

to wash, laundry

Pronunciation

 SEN
arau

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: precede, previous 先 (The cow 牛 uses the front legs 儿 to preceed.)

Mnemonic

(In Japan you have to shower BEFORE you go into the ofuro [= hot bath], thus:) The water should be used 'before' for: washing.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
先 precede, previous
牛 cowShows a head of a cow with only one horn.
儿 moving feetRadical: hitoashi
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Vocabulary

 お手洗い  おてあらい  bathroom
 御手洗  おてあらい  font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
 手洗い  てあらい  restroom, lavatory, hand-washing
 水洗  すいせん  flushing
 洗う  あらう  to wash
 洗剤  せんざい  detergent, washing material
 洗濯  せんたく  washing, laundry
 洗面  せんめん  wash up (one's face), have a wash

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