Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 洗

洗

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Meaning

 to wash, laundry

Pronunciation

 SEN
arau

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: precede, previous 先 (The cow 牛 uses the front legs 儿 to preceed.)

Mnemonic

(In Japan you have to shower BEFORE you go into the ofuro [= hot bath], thus:) The water should be used 'before' for: washing.

Radicals

氵 water(The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水)
先 precede, previous
牛 cow(Shows a head of a cow with only one horn.)
儿 moving feet(Radical: hitoashi)
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Vocabulary

お手洗い おてあらい bathroom
御手洗 おてあらい font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
手洗い てあらい restroom, lavatory, hand-washing
水洗 すいせん flushing
洗う あらう to wash
洗剤 せんざい detergent, washing material
洗濯 せんたく washing, laundry
洗面 せんめん wash up (one's face), have a wash

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