How to say cleaning in Japanese

そうじsouji Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

Example Sentences

あのano蜘蛛kumoga大嫌いdaikiraiいつもitsumoそこsokoniitewatashiga掃除soujiするsuruときtokiいらいらirairasaせるseruno
I hate those spiders. They're always there to freak me out when I'm cleaning.
美術館bijutsukannohigashino陳列棟chinretsutouha清掃seisounoためtame閉鎖heisaされていたsareteita
The museum's eastern gallery was closed for cleaning.
ホワイトニングHOWAITONINGUなどnadono治療chiryouwo行いますokonaimasuヤニ取りYANItoriなどnadonoクリーニングKURIININGUmo行っていますokonatteimasu
We carry out treatments like whitening. We also do tobacco stain removal and other cleaning procedures.
そっかsokkahimaならnara掃除soujishiといてtoite。」「なんだnandaそれsore兄貴anikiwoアゴで使うAGOdetsukaunayo。」
"Oh? If you're free get the cleaning done." "What's up with that? Don't order your brother around!"
imoutotowatashiha交換koukande部屋heyawo掃除soujiしますshimasu
My sister and I take turns in cleaning our room.

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