To Wash
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means wash so the verb vocab version is to wash.
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:
You have to wash a rock (あら) you found. It looks shiny, but you can't tell until you wash it.
水で洗うだけでいいの？
Can I just wash it with water?
家に帰ったら手を洗ってうがいをしてください。
When you return home, please wash your hands and gargle.
ビエトは、ヤクザの世界からも、薬物からも、完全に足を洗った。
Viet made a clean break from both the yakuza world and drugs.