To Sweep
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means sweep so the verb version is to sweep.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
Whenever you have to sweep something, you end up getting way too into it: "Hah (は)! Take that dirt! Hah! Think you can hang out on my floor, dust? Think again! Hah!"
毎朝、庭を掃くのが日課です。
Sweeping the yard every morning is part of my routine.
彼は掃除機をかける代わりに、ほうきで掃くのが好きなんです。
He prefers sweeping with a broom rather than using a vacuum cleaner.
会議が始まる前に、会議室をちょっと掃いておいてもらっていいかな。
Could you sweep the meeting room before the meeting starts?
ゴミを掃きながら気づいたんだけど、ほうきって意外といいストレッチになるかも。
I realized while sweeping the trash that a broom might actually make for a good stretch.