Word details

大掃除

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 大掃除.

Dictionary

Entry

大掃除おそうじNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #21340
1

major cleanup; spring cleaning

Examples
次の土曜日にオフィスの大掃除をしましょう。
Let's clean the entire office next Saturday.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

large, big

3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダイタイ

Kun

おお-おお.きい-おお.いに

Nanori

うふおうたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもと

sweep, brush

11 strokesFrequency 1,255JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ソウシュ

Kun

は.く

Nanori

exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except

10 strokesFrequency 594JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ジョ

Kun

のぞ.く-よ.け

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