To Wash
To Do Laundry
する verb
Wash wash to wash your clothes. You wash wash your laundry. Hmm wash wash sounds like the sound my laundry machine makes when it's washing my underpants.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
セーターをお湯で洗濯したら縮んでしまった。
I washed my sweater in hot water and it shrunk.
洗濯が好きだと言っていたから結婚したのに、今まで一度も洗濯をしてくれたことがありません。
I married him because he said he likes doing laundry, but he still hasn't even done it once.
「俺のワイシャツ、今洗濯してる？」「ああ、それなら口紅が付いていたので洗濯屋さんに出しておいたわよ。」
"Is my white shirt in the wash?" "Oh, that one had lipstick on it, so I took it to the cleaners."