Illustration: After activities at a neighborhood community hall, two volunteers clean the entrance floor. One sweeps dust, grit, and fallen leaves into a dustpan while the other wipes a muddy footprint from the raised wooden step.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

清せい掃そう

seisou

cleaning

Example sentences

  1. 洗面所せんめんしょをつかった後あとには、清掃せいそうすること。

    Clean up after you have finished using the bathroom.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 美術館びじゅつかんの東ひがしの陳列棟ちんれつとうは清掃せいそうのため閉鎖へいさされていた。

    The museum’s eastern gallery was closed for cleaning.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 図書館としょかんのドアには「明日あした5月がつ5日かは清掃せいそう日びです」という案内札あんないふだがかけてある。

    An announcement hangs on the library door: "Tomorrow, May 5, is cleaning day."

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 清掃

  • 清pure; purifyOnセイ・ショウ・シンKunきよい・きよまる・きよめる
  • 掃sweep; brushOnソウ・シュKunはく

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