# 掃除
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sǎochú
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sou$^3$ ceoi$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): so-chhù
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sàu-tîr / sàu-tû / sàu-tî / sò͘-tîr
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sǎochú
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǎochú
*** Wade–Giles: sao$^3$-chʻu$^2$
*** Yale: sǎu-chú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saochwu
*** Palladius: саочу (saoču)
*** Sinological IPA : /sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sou$^3$ ceoi$^4$
*** Yale: sou chèuih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sou$^3$ tsoey$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sou$^3$ cêu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /sou̯³³ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: so-chhù
*** Hakka Romanization System: so cu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: so$^4$ cu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /so⁵⁵ t͡sʰu¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu-tîr
*** Tâi-lô: sàu-tîr
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɯ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu-tû
*** Tâi-lô: sàu-tû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sao'duu
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sau²¹⁻⁴¹ tu²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sau²¹⁻⁵³ tu²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sau¹¹⁻⁵³ tu²⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu-tî
*** Tâi-lô: sàu-tî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sao'dii
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sau²¹⁻⁴¹ ti²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sau²¹⁻⁵³ ti¹³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘-tîr
*** Tâi-lô: sòo-tîr
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɯ²⁴/

### Verb

掃除
* to clear away; to sweep away; to clean with a brush
* (figurative) to eradicate; to wipe out
    掃除文盲／扫除文盲 ― sǎochú wénmáng ― to eliminate illiteracy

#### Synonyms

* (to clear away):
* 劐 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 打掃／打扫 (dǎsǎo)
* 掃／扫
* 掃灑／扫洒 (sǎosǎ) (literary, or Min Nan)
* 摒掃／摒扫 (Hakka, Hokkien)
* 清掃／清扫 (qīngsǎo)
* (to eradicate):
* 免
* 免除 (miǎnchú)
* 刷 (colloquial)
* 削 (literary, or in compounds)
* 削除 (xuēchú)
* 去掉 (qùdiào)
* 去除 (qùchú)
* 報銷／报销 (bàoxiāo) (figurative, humorous)
* 屏除 (bǐngchú)
* 廓清 (kuòqīng)
* 打掉 (dǎdiào)
* 掃／扫
* 排解 (páijiě)
* 排除 (páichú)
* 摒除 (bìngchú)
* 撤 (chè)
* 撤除 (chèchú)
* 消 (xiāo)
* 消弭 (xiāomǐ) (literary)
* 消解 (xiāojiě)
* 消釋／消释 (xiāoshì) (figurative)
* 消除 (xiāochú)
* 淘汰 (táotài)
* 清洗 (qīngxǐ) (figurative)
* 清除 (qīngchú)
* 破 (pò) (literary, or in compounds)
* 破壞／破坏 (pòhuài)
* 破除 (pòchú)
* 祛除 (qūchú)
* 罷／罢
* 翦落 (jiǎnluò) (literary)
* 肅清／肃清 (sùqīng)
* 蕩／荡 (dàng) (literary, or in compounds)
* 解釋／解释 (jiěshì) (archaic)
* 解除 (jiěchú)
* 鋤／锄 (chú)
* 鏟除／铲除 (chǎnchú)
* 除
* 除去 (chúqù)
* 除忒 (Hakka)
* 除掉 (chúdiào)
* 除開／除开 (chúkāi)
* 革除 (géchú)
* 驅散／驱散 (qūsàn)
* 驅走／驱走 (qūzǒu)
* 驅除／驱除 (qūchú)

#### Derived terms

* 大掃除／大扫除 (dàsǎochú)
* 掃盲／扫盲 (sǎománg)
* 掃除天下／扫除天下

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 掃 | 除 |
| そう Grade: S | じ Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi ||

### Alternative forms

* (honorific) お掃除(そうじ) (o-sōji)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) そーじ [sòójí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [so̞ːʑi]

### Noun

掃(そう)除(じ) • (sōji)
* cleaning; sweeping up

#### Derived terms

* 掃除機(そうじき) (sōjiki): vacuum cleaner
* 掃除夫(そうじふ) (sōjifu): cleaner
* 大掃除(おおそうじ) (ōsōji): general cleaning

### Verb

掃(そう)除(じ)する • (sōji suru) suru (stem 掃(そう)除(じ)し (sōji shi), past 掃(そう)除(じ)した (sōji shita))
* clean; sweep up; tidy up

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 掃除し | そうじし | sōji shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 掃除し | そうじし | sōji shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 掃除する | そうじする | sōji suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 掃除する | そうじする | sōji suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 掃除すれ | そうじすれ | sōji sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 掃除せよ¹ 掃除しろ² | そうじせよ¹ そうじしろ² | sōji seyo¹ sōji shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 掃除される | そうじされる | sōji sareru |
| Causative | 掃除させる 掃除さす | そうじさせる そうじさす | sōji saseru sōji sasu |
| Potential | 掃除できる | そうじできる | sōji dekiru |
| Volitional | 掃除しよう | そうじしよう | sōji shiyō |
| Negative | 掃除しない | そうじしない | sōji shinai |
| Negative continuative | 掃除せず | そうじせず | sōji sezu |
| Formal | 掃除します | そうじします | sōji shimasu |
| Perfective | 掃除した | そうじした | sōji shita |
| Conjunctive | 掃除して | そうじして | sōji shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 掃除すれば | そうじすれば | sōji sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

#### See also

* 片付(かたづ)ける (katazukeru)

### References

* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
* ↑ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 掃 | 除 |

### Noun

掃除 • (soje) (hangeul 소제)
* hanja form of 소제 (“cleaning; sweeping up”)