Kanji洗
Readingせん
Frequency52%
Used in (98 in total)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
brainwashing
laundry; the washing
refinement; polish
washroom; bathroom
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
baptismal ceremony; baptism
washing machine; (clothes) washer
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
washbasin; washstand
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
face-washing
washing machine; (clothes) washer
washing one's face
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
laundry; laundromat; launderette
Christian name; baptismal name
car washing
clothespin; clothes peg
washing the feet
washing machine tub
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
being baptized; undergoing baptism
baptist; baptizer
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
pre-washed rice; wash-free rice; musenmai
washing; cleansing; cleaning; irrigation
stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
laundry box; washing basket
baptistery; baptistry
public bath; bathhouse
washing of cremated bones before placing them in a funerary urn (esp. in Okinawa)
washed rice; rinsed rice; washing rice; offering of consecrated washed rice
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
thoroughly wash away
laundry soap; detergent
bidet toilet with a heated water function; warm-water washlet
shuffling of tiles; cleaning mahjong tiles
infant baptism; pedobaptism; paedobaptism
playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; (lit.) relaxing while the demon is out
washing one's eyes
nasal irrigation device
laundry hanger (for drying clothes)
care label (e.g. giving washing, etc. instructions)
laundry index (indicating how suitable the weather is for drying clothes)
tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying
scouring (of a riverbed or seafloor)
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp); third lunar month
wash; lotion
pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities
rebaptism; anabaptism
prewashing
car wash (esp. hand car wash)
eyewash; eyedrops; collyrium
nasal irrigation; nasal lavage; nasal douche; rhinenchysis
ore-washing buddle; hutch