食器洗(しょっきあら)い

しょっきあらい
noun
dishwashing; washing dishes
1. dishwashing; washing dishes
The act of cleaning dishes, or a person who washes dishes.
食器洗(しょっきあら)いをする。
I'll wash the dishes.
夕食(ゆうしょく)の後(あと)の食器洗(しょっきあら)いは私(わたし)の担当(たんとう)だ。
Washing the dishes after dinner is my job.
食器洗(しょっきあら)い機(き)を買(か)ってから、家事(かじ)が楽(らく)になった。
Since we bought a dishwasher, housework has become easier.

食器洗(しょっきあら)い is a compound of 食器(しょっき) (dishes/tableware) + 洗(あら)い (washing). Refers to the act of washing dishes or a person who washes dishes.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 食器洗(しょっきあら)いをする: to wash the dishes
  • 食器洗(しょっきあら)い機(き): dishwasher (machine)
  • 食洗機(しょくせんき): dishwasher (common abbreviation)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 皿洗(さらあら)い: dish washing (slightly more casual, literally 'plate washing')
  • 洗(あら)い物(もの): things to be washed (dishes, laundry)

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japanese households, 食器洗(しょっきあら)い is one of the common 家事(かじ) (household chores). 食洗機(しょくせんき) (dishwashers) are becoming more popular but are still less common than in Western countries.

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Added 2026.3.23 14:27 · Revised 2026.3.26 19:39
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