洗濯

せんたく
Alternative writings: 洗たく
JLPT:N5
Frequency:
1

The act of washing clothes or fabrics; laundry (the household chore of washing).

NounIrregular VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

週末にたまった洗濯を全部片付けた。

I finished all the accumulated laundry over the weekend.

洗濯機の使い方を母に教わった。

My mother taught me how to use the washing machine.

この服は色落ちするので別に洗濯してください。

This garment fades, so please wash it separately.

2

A figurative sense meaning refreshment or rejuvenation (as in the phrase '命の洗濯'—a renewal of spirit).

Noun

Examples

久しぶりの温泉旅行でまるで命の洗濯をした気分だ。

After the long-awaited hot-spring trip I feel like I've been renewed.

週末は街を離れて洗濯をするつもりだ(=気分転換する)。

I'm going out of town this weekend to refresh myself.