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Breakdown of sentaku
wash
洗
You use water to wash away your previous sins, and make space for new ones.
laundry
濯
You need to do the laundry. You put some water on a pheasant and throw it in the washing machine.
Usages of sentaku
彼 は 自分 で 洗濯 を します。kare wa jibun de sentaku o shimasu.
He does (his) laundry by himself.
週末 に 洗濯 を する 時間 が あります。shuumatsu ni sentaku o suru jikan ga arimasu.
I have time to do the laundry on the weekend.
洗濯するsentakusuru
to do laundry; to wash clothes
洗濯物sentakumono
laundry; things to wash
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