掃除

See also: 扫除

Chinese
broom; to sweep
 
remove; do away with; wipe out
remove; do away with; wipe out; divide; except
trad. (掃除) 掃 除
simp. (扫除) 扫 除

Pronunciation

Verb

掃除

  1. to clear away; to sweep away; to clean with a brush
  2. (figurative) to eradicate; to wipe out
    掃除文盲／扫除文盲  ―  sǎochú wénmáng  ―  to eliminate illiteracy

Synonyms
  • (to clear away):
  • (to eradicate):
Synonyms of 掃除

Derived terms
  • 掃除天下／扫除天下

Japanese
Kanji in this term
掃 除
そう
Grade: S		 じ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative forms
  • (honorific) お掃除(そうじ) (o-sōji)

Pronunciation

Noun

掃(そう)除(じ) • (sōji) 

  1. cleaning; sweeping up

Derived terms

Verb

掃(そう)除(じ)する • (sōji suru) suru (stem 掃(そう)除(じ)し (sōji shi), past 掃(そう)除(じ)した (sōji shita))

  1. clean; sweep up; tidy up

Conjugation
Conjugation of "掃除する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 掃除し そうじし sōji shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 掃除し そうじし sōji shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 掃除する そうじする sōji suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 掃除する そうじする sōji suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 掃除すれ そうじすれ sōji sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 掃除せよ¹
掃除しろ²		 そうじせよ¹
そうじしろ²		 sōji seyo¹
sōji shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 掃除される そうじされる sōji sareru
Causative 掃除させる
掃除さす		 そうじさせる
そうじさす		 sōji saseru
sōji sasu
Potential 掃除できる そうじできる sōji dekiru
Volitional 掃除しよう そうじしよう sōji shiyō
Negative 掃除しない そうじしない sōji shinai
Negative continuative 掃除せず そうじせず sōji sezu
Formal 掃除します そうじします sōji shimasu
Perfective 掃除した そうじした sōji shita
Conjunctive 掃除して そうじして sōji shite
Hypothetical conditional 掃除すれば そうじすれば sōji sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

See also

References
  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. 1960, Tetsuo Hirayama (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
掃除

Noun

掃除 • (soje) (hangeul 소제)

  1. Hanja form? of 소제 (“cleaning; sweeping up”).
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