洗 – wash, inquire into, probe

9 strokesTaught in grade 6#1168 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 洗 means wash, inquire into, probe. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セン (sen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あら.う (arau). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セン	sen
Kun’yomi	あら.う	arau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: ノ・汁・土・儿.

Words using 洗

洗うあらうto wash洗濯せんたくwashingお手洗いおてあらいtoilet洗剤せんざいdetergent水洗すいせんwashing with water洗面せんめんwashing one's face手洗いてあらいwashing one's hands

Example sentences

そのバッグを洗うときは洗濯機に入れないでください。

When you wash the bag, please do not put it in the washing machine.

Tatoeba #212725

この綿のシャツは洗濯がよく効く。

This cotton shirt washes well.

Tatoeba #219459

お手洗いはどこですか。

Where's the restroom?

Tatoeba #227063

Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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