掃く (はく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

掃く (はく) means to sweep / to brush.

See example sentences below.

掃く at a glance

掃く

はくhaku

N3verb

to sweep / to brush

掃くはくhakuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to sweep / to brush

Example 1

毎朝庭を掃きます。

Translation

I sweep the garden every morning.

Example 2

床を掃いてゴミを集めた。

Translation

I swept the floor and gathered the trash.