洗う

How to remember it

"A-rau" — scrub "a row" of plates until they shine clean.

Example sentences

• 毎日手を洗います。

  まいにちてをあらいます。

  I wash my hands every day.

• 野菜をよく洗ってください。

  やさいをよくあらってください。

  Please wash the vegetables well.

Usage

Godan verb; objects include hands, clothes, dishes, and vegetables.

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