unclean place; impure area
Refers to a ritually or physically unclean place, often in a religious or traditional context. Not a common everyday word.
Euphemistic or old-fashioned term for a toilet, especially in temples or traditional settings. Modern Japanese usually uses トイレ or お手洗い.
In the past, places where dead bodies were handled were considered unclean places.
The temple's lavatory is always kept clean.
Polite modern term for restroom; 不浄場 carries an old-fashioned, religious nuance of impurity.
Compound of 不浄 (fujō, 'impurity, uncleanliness') and 場 (ba, 'place'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in Buddhist and traditional contexts to refer to ritually impure areas, including toilets.