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便所 (べんじょ, benjo) Japanese meaning: toilet | Kotomora
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べん
所じょ
は
廊ろう
下か
の
突つ
き
当あ
たり
に
あり
ます
。
The restroom is at the end of the hallway.
The toilet in the park closes at night.
Usage patterns 便べん 所じょ に 行い く to go to the toilet
I'm just going to go to the toilet.
便べん 所じょ を 借か りる to use (someone else's) restroom
Excuse me, may I use your restroom?
便べん 所じょ の 水みず を 流なが す to flush the toilet
Please flush the toilet after use.
Kanji 便 convenience, facility, excrement Related words トイレ is the common, neutral loanword for a toilet, while 便所 sounds blunter or old-fashioned in everyday conversation.
洗面所 properly refers to a washroom with sinks and may not include a toilet, unlike 便所 which specifically means the toilet itself.
便所 is a blunt, old-fashioned native Japanese word for a toilet, while トイレット is an old-fashioned English loanword that is rarely used by itself.
便所 is a blunt, old-fashioned word for toilet, whereas ラバトリー has a modern, service-industry feel.
便所 is a blunt, old-fashioned word for toilet that many speakers avoid, while お手洗い is the preferred polite euphemism.
Word family· 16 toilet god; guardian deity of the privy
toilet insect; bugs found in toilets
eating lunch alone in a toilet stall
toilet (for defecation)
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 便, associated here with relieving oneself or bodily waste, and 所, meaning 'place'. The spelling transparently indicates a place for toilet use.
women's toilet; ladies' restroom
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men's toilet; men's restroom
public lavatory
portable toilet; temporary toilet
public toilet; shared lavatory
