洗濯|せんたくsentaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbwashing; laundry
- nounrelaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 洗濯する(せんたくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 洗濯します(せんたくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 洗濯しない(せんたくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 洗濯しません(せんたくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 洗濯せず・洗濯せぬ(せんたくせず・せんたくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 洗濯した(せんたくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 洗濯しました(せんたくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 洗濯しなかった(せんたくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 洗濯しませんでした(せんたくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 洗濯して(せんたくして) |
| Potential | 洗濯できる(せんたくできる) |
| Passive | 洗濯される(せんたくされる) |
| Causative | 洗濯させる(せんたくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 洗濯させられる(せんたくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 洗濯すれば(せんたくすれば) |
| tara | 洗濯したら(せんたくしたら) |
| Volitional | 洗濯しよう(せんたくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 洗濯しましょう(せんたくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 洗濯しろ(せんたくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym洗浄せんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for cleaning with water or chemicals; common in medical and industrial settings, and not specifically about laundry.
- Synonym洗うあらうNeutralThe general verb for washing with water, with no limit on the object; 「洗濯」 is for clothes and fabrics, and can also mean melting away fatigue.
- SynonymクリーニングNeutralLoanword for professional laundry service such as dry cleaning, done by a shop you send clothes to.
- Synonym洗滌せんできFormalFormal word for washing or cleansing; an older spelling of 「洗浄」, so modern writing normally uses 「洗浄」 instead.
- Related水洗すいせんNeutralWashing or rinsing with water; mostly seen in compounds such as 「水洗トイレ」.
- Related洗い濯ぎあらいすすぎNeutralCovers the whole process of washing and then rinsing; a rather uncommon word.
- Antonym汚すよごすNeutralThe opposite of 「洗濯」: to make clothes dirty.
For washing clothes, 「洗濯」 is the default. Use 「クリーニング」 for dry cleaning at a shop, 「洗う」 for washing anything with water, 「洗浄」 for medical or industrial cleaning, and 「汚す」 for making clothes dirty.
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