Illustration: Outside a small Japanese neighborhood shop, the owner sweeps fallen leaves from the paved entrance with a long-handled broom. The bound bristle head spreads against the ground and pushes a clear line of leaves toward a waiting dustpan. Both hands hold the handle at comfortable working height.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ほうき

houki

broom

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょはほうきで部屋へやを掃除そうじする。

    She sweeps the room with a broom.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 箒ほうきで床ゆかを掃はく

    to sweep the floor with a broom

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 空飛そらとぶほうき

    flying broom

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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