- Basic forms
- 洗う — wash; cleanse / base form
- 洗います — washes / masu form
- 洗った — washed / ta form
- 洗って — washing … / te form
- 洗わない — do not wash / negative
- 洗えば — if (one) washes / conditional
- Common expressions
- 手を洗う — wash hands
- 服を洗う — wash clothes
- 顔を洗う — wash one’s face
- More
- 洗いたい — want to wash / 〜たい form
- 洗おう — let’s wash / 〜よう form
- 洗っている — is washing / state
洗う(あらう) is a godan transitive verb. It means to clean something using water or liquid, such as hands, clothes, or the body.
- 洗面 — washing one’s face
- 洗濯 — laundry
- 洗剤 — detergent
- 洗礼 — baptism
- 水洗 — flushing / rinsing
- 洗う — to wash
洗 combines the water radical 氵 with the phonetic 先 (セン), evoking thorough washing with water. It covers both physical cleaning and symbolic purification (e.g., 洗礼).
A high-frequency daily-life verb and cornerstone of basic vocabulary.
手を 洗って ください。
Please wash your hands.
毎日 洗濯を しています。
I do laundry every day.
