塵取(ちりと)り

A flat scoop used with a broom to collect swept-up dust and debris. Almost always mentioned together with 箒(ほうき) (broom).

Forms

塵(ちり) (dust, dirt) + 取(と)り (collecting). Often written in hiragana as ちりとり in everyday contexts.

Common patterns

• 箒(ほうき)と塵取(ちりと)り: broom and dustpan (natural set phrase)
• 塵取(ちりと)りでゴミを集(あつ)める: to collect trash with a dustpan
• 塵取(ちりと)りに掃(は)き入(い)れる: to sweep into the dustpan

Cultural note

Still commonly used in Japanese schools, where students clean their own classrooms (掃除(そうじ)当番(とうばん)) with brooms and dustpans rather than vacuum cleaners.