煤払い

すすはらい

Also written すす払い

Meanings

1. Noun cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning
2. (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring) See also: 煤掃き (すすはき).

Kanji

• 煤 soot; smoke dried. Read as すす.
• 払 pay. Read as はらい.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists