Meaning

Primary

To Sweep

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means sweep so the verb version is to sweep.

Reading

はく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: While you sweep you laugh. "HA () HA HA!" Just imagine yourself doing this, or do it for real if you want to clean up a bit.

Context

Context Sentences

会議が始まる前に、会議室をちょっと掃いておいてもらっていいかな。

Could you sweep the meeting room before the meeting starts?

Kanji Composition