JLPT N3 · Home & daily life
洗濯
せんたく
laundry; washing
Stroke order of 洗濯
2 characters, 26 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
洗 · 9 strokes濯 · 17 strokes
Memory trick
Water 氵 runs ahead 先 to wash, then water 氵 rinses pheasant feathers 翟 clean: that's doing the laundry.
Parts: 洗 wash (氵 water + 先 ahead) + 濯 rinse (氵 water + 翟 pheasant feathers)
Example sentence
毎朝、洗濯をします。
まいあさ、せんたくをします。
I do the laundry every morning.