洗濯物

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 洗濯物 is read as せんたくもの and is a noun for clothes, towels, and other laundry either waiting to be washed or already washed and drying.
• Basic usage: Bringing it indoors appears in 洗濯物を取り込む, while sorting it for washing appears in 洗濯物を分けて洗う.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Items before and after washing
  • Depending on context, it can mean unwashed clothes or washed laundry that has been hung out to dry.
• Difference from 洗濯
  • 洗濯 is the act of doing laundry, whereas 洗濯物 denotes the items being washed or dried.