A tool for sweeping floors or the ground, typically a handle with bundled bristles or straw at the end (a broom).
朝、店の前をほうきで掃いてから開店する。
In the morning they sweep in front of the shop with a broom before opening.
庭に落ちた葉っぱをほうきで掃き集めた。
I swept up the leaves that fell in the garden with a broom.
古い木製のほうきが物置に残っていた。
An old wooden broom remained in the storage shed.