Washing - Washing

Japanese: ウォッシング - うぉっしんぐ
Washing - Washing

…washing and rinsing to remove dirt from clothes. In English, it is called laundry, washing, cleaning, etc., but nowadays, washing with water is called laundry, and washing with solvents other than water is called dry cleaning. Washing began when humans began wearing clothes. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "washing" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…衣類の汚れをとるために洗い,すすぐこと。英語ではランドリーlaundry,ウォッシングwashing,クリーニングcleaningなどと使われるが,現在では水を用いる洗濯をランドリー,水以外の溶剤を使用する洗濯をドライクリーニングというように使われている。 洗濯は人類が衣服を着用するようになったときから始まった。…

※「ウォッシング」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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