# 掃 — Sweep

Frequency rank 1403 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 戒 (Commandment), less common than 恩 (Kindness).

- On’yomi: そう
- Kun’yomi: は
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Fingers on the left hand a wolverine a towel on the right -- using your fingers to give a wolverine a towel so it can sweep the floor.

In words:

- 掃除 そうじする — to clean, to sweep
- 掃く はく — to sweep,to brush,to gather up
- 清掃 せいそう — cleaning

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