Translation guide
Moist towelettes used for cleaning hands, surfaces, or personal care. Japanese distinguishes between types by purpose and packaging.
Refer to common disposable moist towelettes, such as those given at restaurants or carried for hand cleaning.
Most common term for the moist hand towel provided at restaurants, on airplanes, etc. Often warm. Can also refer to packaged disposable wipes.
Wipe your hands with a wet wipe before the meal.
Common loanword for packaged disposable wet wipes, like those for babies or cleaning. Generic term.
Use wet wipes for changing the baby's diaper.
Often refers to the packaged moist towelette given with boxed lunches or at convenience stores. Literally 'hand wipe'.
A wet wipe came with the boxed lunch.
Antibacterial wet wipes, often for cleaning surfaces or hands. Emphasizes sanitizing function.
Wipe the table with antibacterial wipes.
Specifically refer to wet wipes designed for babies' sensitive skin.
Standard term for baby wipes, literally 'baby bottom wipes'. Often shortened to おしりふき.
Add baby wipes to the shopping list.
Short for baby wipes, commonly understood in context.
Wet wipes for cleaning kitchens, bathrooms, floors, etc.
Common term for disposable cleaning wipes for household surfaces. Often pre-moistened with cleaning agents.
You can quickly wipe the floor with cleaning wipes.
Specifically wet wipes for hardwood or laminate flooring.
Wet wipes specifically for removing makeup.
Standard term for disposable makeup remover wipes.
Makeup remover wipes are convenient for travel.
A literal translation like '濡れた拭き' is unnatural. Use the specific terms above depending on context.
おしぼり usually implies a towel-like cloth (often reusable or provided as a service), while ウェットティッシュ is a disposable paper-based wipe. In daily conversation, ウェットティッシュ is the safest generic term for packaged wipes.
おしりふきが切れたから買ってきて。
We're out of baby wipes, so please buy some.
Wet wipes for flooring make cleaning easy.