横槌で庭を掃く よこづちでにわをはく Meanings Expression, Godan verb to hurriedly prepare one's home for guests (literally: to clean one's garden with a mallet) Kanji 横 sideways. Read as よこ. 槌 hammer; mallet. Read as つち. 庭 garden. Read as にわ. 掃 sweep. Read as はく. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists