よこ
横
づち
槌
　
で
にわ
庭
　
を
は
掃
　
く

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression, obscure term.
  1. to hurriedly prepare one's home for guests, to clean one's garden with a mallet.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よこ
横
づち
槌
　
で
にわ
庭
　
を
は
掃
　
く
 横槌で庭を掃く よこづちでにわをはく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sideways, side, horizontal
よこ　オウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
yellow
き　オウ　コウ (2nd, N2)
twenty(廿) variant
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
hammer, mallet
ツイ　つち (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
chase, drive away, follow
お.う　ツイ　おい (3rd, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
courtyard, garden, yard
にわ　テイ　ば (3rd, N3)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
courts, imperial court, government office
テイ　たか (9th, N1)
9th calendar sign
みずのえ　ジン　ニン (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
long stride or stretching radical (no. 54)
イン (Kentei 1)
sweep, brush
ソウ　は.く　シュ (8th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
broom
ソウ　シュウ　ほうき (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)