Memory phrase for the character: 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 precede.)

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 the head キ of a cow with only one horn ノ.
儿 moving feetRadical: hitoashi




 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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