I Love Kanji洗う (arau)
洗う (あらう, arau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to wash; to cleanse”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- あらう
- Romaji
- arau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to wash; to cleanse; to rinse · godan verb, transitive
- to inquire into; to investigate · godan verb, transitive
- to purify (one's heart) · godan verb, transitive
- to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep · godan verb, transitive
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.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 洗う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 洗う | あらう arau |
| Polite (~masu) | 洗います | あらいます araimasu |
| Negative | 洗わない | あらわない arawanai |
| Polite negative | 洗いません | あらいません araimasen |
| Past | 洗った | あらった aratta |
| Polite past | 洗いました | あらいました araimashita |
| Negative past | 洗わなかった | あらわなかった arawanakatta |
| Te-form | 洗って | あらって aratte |
| Potential | 洗える | あらえる araeru |
| Passive | 洗われる | あらわれる arawareru |
| Causative | 洗わせる | あらわせる arawaseru |
| Volitional | 洗おう | あらおう araou |
| Imperative | 洗え | あらえ arae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 洗えば | あらえば araeba |
Kanji in 洗う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 洗う.
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
Source: JMdict entry 1390930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.