How to say “vacuum cleaner” in Japanese | 掃除機 (そうじき、sōjiki)

03.01.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「掃除機 (そうじき、sōjiki)」means “vacuum cleaner.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word掃除機
Hiraganaそうじき
Romaji Readingsōjiki
English Meaningvacuum cleaner

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence後あとで掃除機そうじきをかける。
Romaji ReadingAtode sōjiki o kakeru.
English MeaningI’ll vacuum later. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence後で掃除機をかけます。
Romaji ReadingAtode sōjiki o kakemasu.
English MeaningI’ll vacuum later. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence掃そう除じ機きのホース部ぶ分ぶんが裂さけた。
Romaji ReadingSōjiki no hōsu bubun ga saketa.
English MeaningThe hose part of the vacuum cleaner was torn. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence掃除機のホース部分が裂けました。
Romaji ReadingSōjiki no hōsu bubun ga sakemashita.
English MeaningThe hose part of the vacuum cleaner was torn. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence掃そう除じ機きを二に階かいに運はこぶ。(Plain Form)
Romaji ReadingSōjiki o ni-kai ni hakobu.
English MeaningI’ll carry the vacuum cleaner to the second. (American English)
I’ll carry the vacuum cleaner to the first floor. (British English)
Japanese Sentence掃除機を二階に運びます。(Polite Form)
Romaji ReadingSōjiki o ni-kai ni hakobimasu.
English MeaningI’ll carry the vacuum cleaner to the second. (American English)
I’ll carry the vacuum cleaner to the first floor. (British English)

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