EntryCommonJLPT N2WaniKani 31
  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

    to sweep; to brush; to clean

    お前は床を掃きさえすればよい。
    You have only to sweep the floor.
  2. to gather silkworms

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sweep, brush

Kun
は.く
On
ソウシュ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1255 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 31

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Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c8.22The Kanji Dictionary
5702.7Four corner code
1344deroo
6383Unicode hex code
1-33-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1945Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2207New Nelson (John Haig)
503New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
611Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
372Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
464Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1152Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1235Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1235A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1319Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
947Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12237PMorohashi
1519A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1080Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1128Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
574Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1442Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
957Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
907Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1160Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sao3, sao4Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level