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Illustration of 雑巾

雑巾ぞうきん

ぞうきん zoukin Play N2 Noun

掃除のときに使う布。 house-cloth; dust cloth

Example 1

ぬれたぞうきんで窓まどをふきなさい。

Clean the window with a damp cloth.

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Example 2

床を雑巾で拭きました。

I wiped the floor with a cleaning cloth.

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Kanji breakdown

巾

N2

towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)

On reading
キン、フク
Kun reading
おお.い、ちきり、きれ
Radical
巾

雑

N3

miscellaneous

On reading
ザツ、ゾウ
Kun reading
まじ.える、まじ.る
Radical
隹
Illustration of 雑音
N2

ざつおん

noise (jarring, grating)

Illustration of 雑誌
N5

ざっし

magazine

Illustration of 複雑
N4

ふくざつ

complexity; complication

Illustration of 混雑
N3

こんざつ

confusion; congestion

Illustration of 布巾
N1

ふきん

tea-towel; dish cloth