洗濯（せんたく、sentaku）
- to wash

The Japanese word 洗濯洗濯 (せんたく, sentaku) primarily means "washing," "laundry," or "to do the laundry." It encompasses the process of cleaning clothes and other fabrics, and it includes various actions like washing, rinsing, and drying. This word can be used both as a noun and as a verb.

⚫︎洗濯洗濯をします。 Translation: I do the laundry. ⚫︎洗濯洗濯機で服を洗います。 Translation: I wash clothes in the washing machine. ⚫︎洗濯洗濯物を取り込みました。 Translation: I brought in the laundry.

You can use 洗濯洗濯 in various contexts when discussing the act of washing clothes. ⚫︎When talking about doing laundry as a chore. ⚫︎When describing the process of washing clothes. ⚫︎When referring to the laundry itself. ⚫︎It's a very common and practical word.

⚫︎洗濯洗濯 is written using the kanji 洗濯, the hiragana reading is せんたく (sentaku). ⚫︎It's almost always written with the kanji, but for learners, you can also write it in hiragana (せんたく). ⚫︎The okurigana (送りがな, suffix hiragana) for the verb form, for example, 洗濯洗濯する (sentaku suru), which means "to do the laundry".

⚫︎洗い物 (あらいもの, araimono): This word also can refer to washing, but it's broader and can include washing dishes etc. ⚫︎洗濯物 (せんたくもの, sentakumono): This is more specifically "laundry," the things that need to be washed.

⚫︎There isn't a direct antonym, but you could consider "not washing" or avoiding the act of washing as an opposite.

今日は《洗濯洗濯日和ですね！》 ・Translation: It's a great day for laundry! ・Explanation: This sentence uses 洗濯洗濯 to describe a good day to do laundry because of the weather.

週末に《洗濯洗濯を済ませます。》 ・Translation: I'll finish the laundry on the weekend. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of doing 洗濯洗濯 on the weekend.

The kanji 洗 (sen) means "to wash," and 濯 (taku) means "to wash" or "to rinse". Combined, they create the meaning of "washing" or "laundry."