Illustration: During classroom cleaning time at a Japanese primary school, a child kneels beside a low bucket and presses a worn rectangular cloth flat against the floor with both hands. Its layers are secured by obvious crossing stitches, and its leading edge has gathered a dark line of dust.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

雑ぞう巾きん

zoukin

cleaning rag

Example sentences

  1. 雑巾ぞうきんとタオルを一緒いっしょくたにしてはいけない。

    You shouldn’t keep towels and cleaning rags together.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. そこに突つっ立たってないで、雑巾ぞうきん持もって来きてくれる？

    Instead of just standing there, could you bring me a cloth?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ぬれたぞうきんで窓まどをふきなさい。

    Clean the window with a damp cloth.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 雑巾

  • 雑miscellaneousOnザツ・ゾウKunまじえる・まじる
  • 巾towel; hanging scrollOnキン・フクKunおおい・ちきり・きれ

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