雑 巾(ぞうきん)がけ

ぞうきんがけ

noun

mopping; wiping with a cloth

daily-life

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.

Cultural note

The classic method is to crouch with both hands on a damp cloth and run it the length of a wooden floor, hips raised. Students do this when cleaning their own classrooms and corridors, and races of it are a familiar school scene.

Related words

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

Related Words

Related: 掃除(そうじ) (cleaning)

Related: 床(ゆか) (floor)

Related: 窓(まど)拭(ふ)き (window cleaning)

Related: 床磨(ゆかみが)き (floor polishing)

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Added 2026.1.27 19:33 · Revised 2026.9.27 3:46

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