Illustration: At the sink in a Japanese apartment kitchen, a person squeezes a small amount of dishwashing liquid from a plain bottle onto a damp sponge. Their other hand holds a curry-stained plate with one section already scrubbed clean, while foam and loosened oily residue collect along the boundary.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

洗せん剤ざい

senzai

detergent, cleanser

Example sentences

  1. ランドリーには洗剤せんざいがありますか。

    Are there any detergents in the laundry?

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  2. 洗剤せんざいかえた？

    Did you change detergents?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この洗剤せんざい、泡立あわだちがいいから気きに入いってる。

    I like this detergent because it lathers well.

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Kanji in 洗剤

  • 洗wash; inquire intoOnセンKunあらう
  • 剤dose; medicineOnザイ・スイ・セイKunかる・けずる

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