洗濯籠(せんたくかご)

せんたくかご
noun
laundry basket
1. laundry basket; laundry hamper
A basket or container used to hold dirty clothes before washing or clean clothes after washing.
汚(よご)れた服(ふく)を洗濯籠(せんたくかご)に入(い)れてください。
Please put dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
洗濯籠(せんたくかご)がいっぱいになったから、洗濯(せんたく)しよう。
The laundry basket is full, so let's do the laundry.
乾(かわ)いた洗濯物(せんたくもの)を洗濯籠(せんたくかご)に入(い)れて部屋(へや)に運(はこ)んだ。
I put the dried laundry in the basket and carried it to the room.

A container for holding dirty clothes before washing or clean clothes after drying.

COMPOUND: 洗濯(せんたく) (laundry) + 籠(かご) (basket)

VARIANTS:

  • 洗濯(せんたく)かご: written with hiragana かご (also common)
  • ランドリーバスケット: loanword alternative

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 洗濯籠(せんたくかご)に入(い)れる: to put in the laundry basket
  • 洗濯籠(せんたくかご)から出(だ)す: to take out of the laundry basket

RELATED LAUNDRY ITEMS:

  • 洗濯機(せんたくき): washing machine
  • 乾燥機(かんそうき): dryer
  • 洗濯(せんたく)ばさみ: clothespin
  • 物干(ものほ)し: drying rack
  • 洗剤(せんざい): detergent

Related Words

Related: 洗濯機(せんたくき) (washing machine)
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Added 2026.1.19 8:14 · Revised 2026.4.7 12:52
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