洗濯

Chinese edit

		to wash; to bathe	rinse; to cleanse
trad. (洗濯)		洗	濯
simp. ^#(洗濯)		洗	濯

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐzhuó

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² zok⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐzhuó
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐjhuó
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-cho²
  - Yale: syǐ-jwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiijwo
  - Palladius: сичжо (sičžo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai² zok⁶
  - Yale: sái johk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai² dzok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei² zog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚²/

Verb edit

洗濯

(literary) to wash
- 祖行之日，輜車至軫，是洗濯甲兵也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  祖行之日，辎车至轸，是洗濯甲兵也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 《六韜》 (Six Secret Teachings)
  Zǔ xíng zhī rì, zīchē zhì zhěn, shì xǐzhuó jiǎbīng yě. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 造錦既成，須要取這江水再加洗濯，能使顏色倍加鮮明。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  造锦既成，须要取这江水再加洗濯，能使颜色倍加鲜明。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1627, 馮夢龍 (Feng Menglong), 《醒世恆言》 (Stories to Awaken the World)
  Zào jǐn jì chéng, xū yào qǔ zhè jiāngshuǐ zài jiā xǐzhuó, néng shǐ yánsè bèijiā xiānmíng. [Pinyin]
  Making brocades requires rinsing them with the water from a river to make the colors even brighter.
(literary, figurative) to wash off; to clear oneself of (opprobrium, stigma, guilt, etc.)
- 民既窮瘁，吏亦震恐，各知咎殃，將自洗濯。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  民既穷瘁，吏亦震恐，各知咎殃，将自洗濯。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 蘇轍 (Su Zhe), 《齊州祈雨青辭》
  Mín jì qióng cuì, lì yì zhènkǒng, gè zhī jiù yāng, jiāng zì xǐzhuó. [Pinyin]
  The people are exhausted and distressed, and the officials are afraid and worried. They know that calamity will ensue, and thus clear themselves of suffering.
- 理想是肥皂，洗濯你的自私心。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
  From: 1981, 流沙河 (Liu Shahe), 《理想》
  Lǐxiǎng shì féizào, xǐzhuó nǐ de zìsīxīn. [Pinyin]
  Ideals are soap, to wash off your selfishness.

Synonyms edit

(to wash): 洗滌／洗涤 (xǐdí)
(to clear oneself of): 洗刷 (xǐshuā)

Japanese edit

Laundry.

Kanji in this term
洗	濯
せん Grade: 6	たく Grade: S
kan’on

Kanji in this term
洗	濯
せん Grade: 6	だく Grade: S
kan’on	goon

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) せんたく [sèńtákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nta̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

(Tokyo) せんだく [sèńdákú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nda̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

洗(せん)濯(たく) or 洗(せん)濯(だく) • (sentaku or sendaku)

laundry, washing

Verb edit

洗(せん)濯(たく)する or 洗(せん)濯(だく)する • (sentaku suru or sendaku suru) suru (stem 洗(せん)濯(たく)し (sentaku shi), past 洗(せん)濯(たく)した (sentaku shita))

do the laundry; wash clothes
汚(よご)れ物(もの)を洗濯(せんたく)する
yogoremono o sentakusuru
Washing dirty things

Synonyms edit

(wash clothes): 洗(あら)う (arau), クリーニング (kurīningu, “cleaning”)

Derived terms edit

洗(せん)濯(たく)機(き) (sentakuki, “washing machine”)
洗濯板(せんたくいた) (sentakuita, “washboard”)
洗濯石鹸(せんたくせっけん) (sentakusekken, “laundry soap”)
洗(せん)濯(たく)屋(や) (sentakuya, “laundry (place or room where laundering is done)”)
洗濯挟(せんたくばさ)み (sentakubasami, “clothespin, clothes peg”)
洗濯物(せんたくもの) (sentakumono, “washing, laundry (that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered)”)
洗(せん)濯(たく)表(ひょう)示(じ) (sentakuhyōji, “laundry symbol”)
洗(せん)濯(たく)乾(かん)燥(そう)機(き) (sentakukansōki, “washer-dryer”)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of "洗濯する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	洗濯し	せんたくし	sentaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	洗濯し	せんたくし	sentaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	洗濯する	せんたくする	sentaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	洗濯する	せんたくする	sentaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	洗濯すれ	せんたくすれ	sentaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	洗濯せよ¹ 洗濯しろ²	せんたくせよ¹ せんたくしろ²	sentaku seyo¹ sentaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	洗濯される	せんたくされる	sentaku sareru
Causative	洗濯させる洗濯さす	せんたくさせるせんたくさす	sentaku saseru sentaku sasu
Potential	洗濯できる	せんたくできる	sentaku dekiru
Volitional	洗濯しよう	せんたくしよう	sentaku shiyō
Negative	洗濯しない	せんたくしない	sentaku shinai
Negative continuative	洗濯せず	せんたくせず	sentaku sezu
Formal	洗濯します	せんたくします	sentaku shimasu
Perfective	洗濯した	せんたくした	sentaku shita
Conjunctive	洗濯して	せんたくして	sentaku shite
Hypothetical conditional	洗濯すれば	せんたくすれば	sentaku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term
洗	濯

Noun edit

洗濯 • (setak) (hangeul 세탁)

Hanja form^? of 세탁 (“laundry, washing”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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