JLPT N2 · Noun

雑巾 (zoukin)

雑巾 (ぞうきん, zoukin) is a Japanese noun meaning “house-cloth; dust cloth”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぞうきん
Romaji: zoukin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

house-cloth; dust cloth · noun

Example sentences

ぬれたぞうきんで窓をふきなさい。

Clean the window with a damp cloth.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 雑巾

雑

miscellaneousザツ・ゾウ・まじ.える・まじ.る · 14 strokes

巾

towel, hanging scroll, widthキン・フク・おお.い・ちきり · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 雑巾.

雑誌ざっしmagazine複雑ふくざつcomplex混雑こんざつcongestion雑音ざつおんnoise (usu. unpleasant)雑ざつrough雑貨ざっかmiscellaneous goods雑談ざつだんchatting雑木ぞうきvarious kinds of small trees布巾ふきんdish towel

Source: JMdict entry 1299370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.