掃除用具(そうじようぐ)

そうじようぐ
noun
cleaning tools; cleaning supplies
daily-life
1. cleaning tools; cleaning supplies
Equipment and implements used for cleaning, such as brooms, mops, dustpans, and buckets.
掃除用具(そうじようぐ)をしまう。
To put away the cleaning tools.
掃除用具(そうじようぐ)は廊下(ろうか)のロッカーに入(い)れてある。
The cleaning supplies are in the hallway locker.
学校(がっこう)では生徒(せいと)が自分(じぶん)たちで掃除用具(そうじようぐ)を使(つか)って教室(きょうしつ)を掃除(そうじ)する。
At school, students use cleaning tools to clean the classroom themselves.

A compound of 掃除(そうじ) (cleaning) + 用具(ようぐ) (tools/equipment). In Japanese schools, students are responsible for daily classroom cleaning, so 掃除用具(そうじようぐ) and the 掃除用具入(そうじようぐい)れ (cleaning supply cabinet) are familiar fixtures.

Common collocations

  • 掃除用具入(そうじようぐい)れ: cleaning supply cabinet
  • 掃除用具(そうじようぐ)を揃(そろ)える: to gather cleaning supplies
  • 掃除用具(そうじようぐ)を片付(かたづ)ける: to tidy up the cleaning tools

Similar words

  • 清掃用品(せいそうようひん): cleaning products — slightly more formal and broader, including chemical cleaners
  • 掃除道具(そうじどうぐ): cleaning tools — a near-synonym using 道具(どうぐ) instead of 用具(ようぐ); both are interchangeable in everyday use
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