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大小便 (だいしょうべん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
feces and urine ; human waste
A formal or medical term for human excrement and urine collectively. Often used in contexts such as nursing care, sanitation, or disaster preparedness.
げん
場ば
で
は
大だい
小しょう
便べん
の
世せ
話わ
も
重じゅう
要よう
な
仕し
事ごと
だ
。
In nursing care, helping with toileting is also an important task.
Kanji 便 convenience, facility, excrement Similar words 排はい 泄せつ 物ぶつ 排泄物 is a broader term for all bodily excretions, including sweat and mucus, while 大小便 specifically refers to feces and urine.
糞ふん 尿にょう 糞尿 is a more direct and less formal term for feces and urine, often used in agricultural or waste management contexts.
Etymology Compound of 大 (だい, 'large') + 小 (しょう, 'small') + 便 (べん, 'excrement'), literally 'large and small excrement', referring to feces and urine respectively.
