# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 掃く | はく (haku) | to sweep; to brush |

## Don't confuse it with

[帰](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/return-home/) · [婦](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/married-woman/)

## More in the “Hands at work 3” set

[刺](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pierce/) · [掃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweep/) · [掘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dig/) · [捨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/throw-away/) · [塗](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/paint/) · [磨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/scrub/) · [挟](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pinch/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweep/. Last updated 2026-11-01.