うれション

also: うれしょん

Meanings

1

excitement urination; peeing from excitement

usually written using kana alonecolloquial

Colloquial term for accidentally urinating due to extreme joy or excitement, often used for pets or small children.

See also: 嬉しい · 小便

子こ犬いぬが飼かい主ぬしを見みてうれションしちゃった。
The puppy got so excited seeing its owner that it peed a little.
うれションは犬いぬによくあることです。
Excitement urination is common in dogs.

Kanji

嬉glad, pleased, rejoice

Related words

嬉うれしい
The adjective meaning 'happy' or 'glad'; うれション combines this with しょんべん (pee) to form a slang noun.
しょんべん
A childish or informal word for urine or peeing; うれション is a blend of 嬉しい and しょんべん.

Written forms

嬉うれション
Kanji spelling with 嬉 (joy) and katakana ション; attested but uncommon in practice.
嬉うれしょん
Mixed kanji-hiragana spelling; attested but rarely used.
うれしょん
All-hiragana variant; less common than the katakana-mixed form.
ウレション
kana-only spelling
All-katakana spelling; sometimes used for emphasis or in casual writing.

Etymology

A blend of 嬉しい (ureshii, 'happy') and しょんべん (shonben, 'pee'), a colloquial term for urinating from excitement.