How to say "broom" in Japanese

• ほうきJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe general word for a broom, as used for sweeping floors around the house. It is the common word and the default choice, and is usually written in kana alone.
  彼女かのじょはほうきで部屋へやを掃除そうじする。↗

  She sweeps the room with a broom.
• ブルーム
  nounA loanword for broom, used especially for the broom in the sport of curling. For ordinary sweeping, ほうき is the word you want; ブルーム is less common.
• 草箒くさぼうき
  nounA broom made of grass or straw, as its characters suggest. It is a less common word for a broom than ほうき, which remains the usual choice in everyday contexts.
• 玉箒たまははき
  nounA highly specialized term: a broom for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year. It is seldom the word you want for 'broom'; use ほうき instead.

Choose 「ほうき」 for a broom; 「ブルーム」 is the loanword used especially in curling; 草箒 names a broom made of grass or straw; 玉箒 is the specialized broom for a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ほうきbroom
• ブルームbroom (esp. in curling)
• 草箒くさぼうきbroom
• 玉箒たまははきbroom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year)