Purification

Japanese: きよめ
Purification

…In China, the word sojiyo means to wipe away something, and similar words include sochi (to sweep the ground), sosai (to sweep and clean the ground), and sosai (to sweep and pour water). In Japan, the word sojiyo has been used somewhat in written language since the Heian period, but it is rarely used in everyday language, and sojiyo and sojiyo are used exclusively. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中国で〈掃除(そうじよ)〉ははらいぬぐうという意味で,類似語に掃地(そうち)(地面を掃ききよめること),掃洒(そうさい),掃灑(そうさい)(ともに,掃いて水を注ぐこと)などがある。日本でも掃除という言葉は平安時代ごろから文章語としては多少使われているが,日常語としてはほとんど使われず,もっぱら〈きよめ〉とか〈はく〉が使われていた。…

※「きよめ」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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