Meaning

Primary

Dry Cleaners

Alternative

Laundromat

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The wash wash shop is where you go to get your clothes washed extra well. It's the dry cleaners! They wash your clothes way better than you can because they wash them twice.

Reading

せんたくや
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a mix of the on'yomi readings for 洗濯 and the kun'yomi reading for . You've learned all of these readings by now, so you should be able to read this word too!

Context

Context Sentences

洗濯屋にワイシャツを取りに行ってきます。

I’m going to pick up my dress shirt from the dry cleaners.

Kanji Composition