Meaning of 箒(ほうき) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 箒, 帚 JLPT 2

Kana Reading ほうき

Romaji hōki

Examples of 箒, 帚, ほうき in a sentence

彼女はほうきで部屋を掃除する。

She sweeps the room with a broom.
酔っ払っておそく家に帰ったかどで、怒った女房は亭主に食ってかかり、箒で亭主をひっぱたいた。

The angry wife was on the warpath; she hit her husband with a broom for coming home late and drunk.

箒

14 strokes

broom

On'Yomi: ソウ, シュウ

Kun'Yomi: ほうき

帚

8 strokes

broom

On'Yomi: ソウ, シュウ

Kun'Yomi: ほうき

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