- soujiki vacuum cleaner, vacuum, hoover; cleaning device
Learners use this everyday noun for the household appliance, not the act of vacuuming.
掃除機をかける前に、部屋を片付けて。
Soujiki o kakeru mae ni, heya o katadzukete.
Tidy up the room before you vacuum.
新しい掃除機はとても静かです。
Atarashii soujiki wa totemo shizuka desu.
The new vacuum cleaner is very quiet.
⚖️ Don't confuse with 清掃員 (seisouin), a cleaner (person); 掃除機 is the machine.
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