Kanji N2

濯: laundry, wash, pour on

濯 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning laundry, wash, pour on, written with 17 strokes. It is read タク (on) and すすぐ, ゆすぐ (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 洗濯 (せんたく, washing) and 濯ぐ (すすぐ, to rinse).

濯

Meanings

  • laundry
  • wash
  • pour on
  • rinse
Strokes17
JLPT levelN2
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1698 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • タク

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • すすぐ
  • ゆすぐ

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

1234567891011121314151617

Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

12345678910111213141516170 / 17

Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 17. Start at the dot.

Common words with 濯

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 洗濯せんたく

    washing; laundry

    JLPT N5
  • 濯ぐすすぐ

    to rinse; to wash out

    JLPT N1
  • 洗濯機せんたくき

    washing machine; (clothes) washer

  • 洗濯物せんたくもの

    laundry; the washing

Ready to start?

It's free to start, from hiragana to your first kanji. Get in early and your account keeps every step.

Start free

Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.