Kanji
N2 17 strokes Grade 8 freq #1698

laundry, wash, pour on, rinse

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

washing; laundry
washing machine; (clothes) washer
laundry; the washing
laundry index (indicating how suitable the weather is for drying clothes)
dry cleaning
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
care label (e.g. giving washing, etc. instructions)
washing machine tub
laundry charges
laundry soap; detergent

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

front-load washing machine
laundry box; washing basket
laundry hanger (for drying clothes)
washing clothes at night (during the height of the summer)
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out
laundry basket
washing and rinsing; cleaning
to rinse; to wash out

Example sentences

He's only got one shirt because all the rest are being washed.

Washing clothes is my work.

Tell me how to use the washing machine.

The washing machine is somewhat out of order.