濯

ONたく

KUNすす、ゆす

Meanings

washrinse

How to remember

Imagine a long-tailed bird (翟) thoroughly *washing* its feathers in a stream of *water* (氵) to get them sparkling clean. This combines the components to remember 'wash' or 'rinse'.

Vocabulary

洗濯せんたく

laundry, washing

濯ぐすすぐ

to rinse

洗濯物せんたくもの

laundry (items to be washed)

洗濯機せんたくき

washing machine

Related kanji

水洗流消活