Disclosed is a washing machine capable of inhibiting generation of damage during washing operation and cleaning efficiently no matter whether washings are delicate or not delicate. The washing machine (1) includes a washing drum (4), a stirring component (5) which is rotatable and is for stirring washings (Q) in the washing drum (4), a motor (6) for rotating the stirring component (5), and a microcomputer (30) for supplying water to the washing drum (4) or controlling rotation of the motor (6). When a selection of a soft wash mode different from a standard mode and a delicate mode in a plurality of modes set for the washing operation is received, the microcomputer (30) rotates the stirring component (5) intermittently through a washing process of the soft wash mode in operation conditions that volume of water in the washing drum (4) is greater than that in the standard mode, a maximum rotating speed of the motor (6) is lower than that in the standard mode and higher than that in the delicate mode, and a durat
