雑巾(ぞうきん)がけ

ぞうきんがけ
noun
mopping; wiping with a cloth
1. mopping; wiping the floor with a cloth
the activity of cleaning floors by wiping them with a damp cloth
雑巾(ぞうきん)がけをする。
To mop the floor.
学校(がっこう)で雑巾(ぞうきん)がけをした。
I wiped the floors at school.
雑巾(ぞうきん)がけは良(よ)い運動(うんどう)になる。
Mopping is good exercise.
毎朝(まいあさ)、廊下(ろうか)の雑巾(ぞうきん)がけをする。
I mop the hallway every morning.

JAPANESE CLEANING TRADITION:
Traditional Japanese floor cleaning involves crouching down and pushing a damp cloth across wooden floors. This is common in schools where students clean their own classrooms.

METHOD:
The person typically crouches low and pushes the cloth forward while moving, which provides good exercise.

RELATED VOCABULARY:

  • 雑巾(ぞうきん) - floor cloth; rag
  • 掃除(そうじ) - cleaning
  • 床(ゆか) - floor

RELATED CHORES:

  • 掃(は)き掃除(そうじ) - sweeping
  • 窓拭(まどふ)き - window cleaning
  • モップがけ - mopping (with mop)
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