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掃 — sweep

掃 means “sweep”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). Kun'yomi: は(く) (haku). You'll see it in words such as 掃く (haku, “to sweep; to brush”).

掃
Stroke order of 掃
Meaning
sweep
On'yomi
ソウ (sou)
Kun'yomi
は(く) (haku)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 3

How to remember 掃

Parts: 扌 hand · ヨ hand · 冖 cover · 巾 cloth

Words with 掃

WordReadingMeaning
掃くはく haku kunto sweep; to brush

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Hands at work 3” set

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