皿洗(さらあら)い

さらあらい
noun
dishwashing
1. dishwashing, washing dishes
The task of washing dishes. Also refers to a person whose job is washing dishes, especially in a restaurant.
食事(しょくじ)の後(あと)は皿洗(さらあら)いをする。
I do the dishes after a meal.
皿洗(さらあら)いは食洗機(しょくせんき)に任(まか)せている。
I leave the dishwashing to the dishwasher.
学生(がくせい)の頃(ころ)、レストランで皿洗(さらあら)いのアルバイトをしていた。
When I was a student, I had a part-time job washing dishes at a restaurant.

USAGE:
A common everyday word. 皿洗(さらあら)いをする means "to do the dishes" and is the standard casual expression. In restaurant contexts, it can refer to the person who washes dishes (the dishwasher).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 皿洗(さらあら)いをする: to do the dishes
  • 皿洗(さらあら)い当番(とうばん): dish duty
  • 皿洗(さらあら)いのバイト: a dish-washing part-time job

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 食器洗(しょっきあら)い: dishwashing (slightly more formal; 食器(しょっき) = tableware)
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