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floor polishing; scrubbing the floor
The act of polishing or scrubbing floors to clean them and restore their shine. Can refer to both the cleaning activity and the practice as a discipline, especially in traditional Japanese settings like temples and dojos.
毎朝床磨きをする。
I polish the floor every morning.
道場の床磨きは修行の一つだ。
Polishing the dojo floor is part of one's training.
年末の大掃除では、家族全員で床磨きをして新年を迎える準備をした。
During the year-end deep cleaning, the whole family polished the floors together in preparation for the new year.
Composed of 床 (floor) and 磨き (polishing). In traditional Japanese culture, 床磨き — especially the act of running down wooden hallways with a wet cloth (雑巾がけ) — is a common practice in temples (寺), martial arts dojos, and schools. It is valued not just for cleanliness but as a form of discipline and mindfulness.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 床磨きをする: to polish the floor
- 床磨き用ワックス: floor polishing wax
- 床磨き機: floor polishing machine
RELATED CLEANING TERMS:
- 雑巾がけ: wiping with a floor cloth — the traditional hands-and-knees cleaning method
- 床掃除: floor cleaning — more general term
- ワックスがけ: waxing — applying wax to a floor surface