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JLPT N3 · Home & daily life

掃除

そうじ

cleaning

Stroke order of 掃除

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

掃 · 11 strokes除 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

A hand "扌" grips a broom "帚" to sweep "掃" and remove "除" the dirt: cleaning.

Parts: 掃 sweep (扌 hand + 帚 broom) + 除 remove (阝 + 余)

Example sentence

週末に部屋を掃除します。

しゅうまつにへやをそうじします。

I clean my room on weekends.

Words with 掃

Words with 除

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