noun

[U]; verbal noun used with する

the washing of clothes, linen, or other fabric items; laundry

sentaku

Pronunciation

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound from 洗 meaning “to wash” and 濯 meaning “to rinse or wash.”

Examples

週末に洗濯をします。

shūmatsu ni sentaku o shimasu.

I do the laundry on the weekend.

雨なので、今日は洗濯をやめた。

ame na node, kyō wa sentaku o yameta.

Because it was raining, I decided not to do the laundry today.

洗濯物をベランダに干した。

sentakumono o beranda ni hoshita.

I hung the laundry out on the balcony.

Character Breakdown

洗

sen

wash

濯

taku

rinse; wash

Synonyms

洗い物

洗い

洗浄

Collocations

洗濯をする

洗濯機

洗濯物

洗濯洗剤

洗濯物を干す

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noun

[U]; chiefly in the expression 命の洗濯

cleansing or refreshing oneself mentally or emotionally, especially in the set phrase 命の洗濯

sentaku

Pronunciation

Etymology

Figurative extension of the literal sense “washing,” suggesting a cleansing or refreshment of life or spirit.

Examples

温泉で命の洗濯をした。

onsen de inochi no sentaku o shita.

I refreshed myself at the hot spring.

Character Breakdown

洗

sen

wash

濯

taku

rinse; wash

Synonyms

気晴らし

息抜き

リフレッシュ

Collocations

命の洗濯

命の洗濯をする

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noun

[U]; verbal noun used with する

the washing of clothes, linen, or other fabric items; laundry

sentaku

Pronunciation

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound from 洗 meaning “to wash” and 濯 meaning “to rinse or wash.”

Examples

週末に洗濯をします。

shūmatsu ni sentaku o shimasu.

I do the laundry on the weekend.

雨なので、今日は洗濯をやめた。

ame na node, kyō wa sentaku o yameta.

Because it was raining, I decided not to do the laundry today.

洗濯物をベランダに干した。

sentakumono o beranda ni hoshita.

I hung the laundry out on the balcony.

Character Breakdown

洗

sen

wash

濯

taku

rinse; wash

Synonyms

洗い物

洗い

洗浄

Collocations

洗濯をする

洗濯機

洗濯物

洗濯洗剤

洗濯物を干す

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