洗う
Kana: あらう
to wash
Example sentence
ご飯の前に手を洗うことが大切です。
ごはんのまえにてをあらうことがたいせつです。
It is important to wash your hands before meals.
What 洗う means
洗う (あらう) is a Japanese word meaning “to wash”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.