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Chinese
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broom; to sweep
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remove; do away with; wipe out remove; do away with; wipe out; divide; except |
| trad. (掃除)
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掃
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除
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| simp. (扫除)
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扫
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除
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Pronunciation
Verb
掃除
- to clear away; to sweep away; to clean with a brush
- (figurative) to eradicate; to wipe out
- 掃除文盲／扫除文盲 ― sǎochú wénmáng ― to eliminate illiteracy
Synonyms
- 劐 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 打掃／打扫 (dǎsǎo)
- 掃／扫
- 掃灑／扫洒 (sǎosǎ) (literary, or Min Nan)
- 摒掃／摒扫 (Hakka, Hokkien)
- 清掃／清扫 (qīngsǎo)
- 免
- 免除 (miǎnchú)
- 刷 (colloquial)
- 削 (literary, or in compounds)
- 削除 (xuēchú)
- 去掉 (qùdiào)
- 去除 (qùchú)
- 報銷／报销 (bàoxiāo) (figurative, humorous)
- 屏除 (bǐngchú)
- 廓清 (kuòqīng)
- 打掉 (dǎdiào)
- 掃／扫
- 排解 (páijiě)
- 排除 (páichú)
- 摒除 (bìngchú)
- 撤 (chè)
- 撤除 (chèchú)
- 消 (xiāo)
- 消弭 (xiāomǐ) (literary)
- 消解 (xiāojiě)
- 消釋／消释 (xiāoshì) (figurative)
- 消除 (xiāochú)
- 淘汰 (táotài)
- 清洗 (qīngxǐ) (figurative)
- 清除 (qīngchú)
- 破 (pò) (literary, or in compounds)
- 破壞／破坏 (pòhuài)
- 破除 (pòchú)
- 祛除 (qūchú)
- 罷／罢
- 翦落 (jiǎnluò) (literary)
- 肅清／肃清 (sùqīng)
- 蕩／荡 (dàng) (literary, or in compounds)
- 解釋／解释 (jiěshì) (archaic)
- 解除 (jiěchú)
- 鋤／锄 (chú)
- 鏟除／铲除 (chǎnchú)
- 除
- 除去 (chúqù)
- 除忒 (Hakka)
- 除掉 (chúdiào)
- 除開／除开 (chúkāi)
- 革除 (géchú)
- 驅散／驱散 (qūsàn)
- 驅走／驱走 (qūzǒu)
- 驅除／驱除 (qūchú)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
掃除 • (sōji)
- cleaning; sweeping up
Derived terms
Verb
掃除する • (sōji suru) suru (stem 掃除し (sōji shi), past 掃除した (sōji shita))
- clean; sweep up; tidy up
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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掃除し
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そうじし
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sōji shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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掃除し
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そうじし
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sōji shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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掃除する
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そうじする
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sōji suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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掃除する
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そうじする
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sōji suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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掃除すれ
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そうじすれ
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sōji sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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掃除せよ¹
掃除しろ²
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そうじせよ¹
そうじしろ²
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sōji seyo¹
sōji shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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掃除される
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そうじされる
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sōji sareru
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| Causative
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掃除させる
掃除さす
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そうじさせる
そうじさす
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sōji saseru
sōji sasu
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| Potential
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掃除できる
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そうじできる
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sōji dekiru
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| Volitional
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掃除しよう
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そうじしよう
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sōji shiyō
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| Negative
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掃除しない
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そうじしない
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sōji shinai
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| Negative continuative
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掃除せず
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そうじせず
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sōji sezu
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| Formal
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掃除します
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そうじします
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sōji shimasu
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| Perfective
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掃除した
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そうじした
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sōji shita
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| Conjunctive
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掃除して
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そうじして
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sōji shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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掃除すれば
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そうじすれば
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sōji sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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See also
References
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
掃除 • (soje) (hangeul 소제)
- hanja form? of 소제 (“cleaning; sweeping up”)