汲くみ取とり式しき便べん所じょ

noun

vault toilet; pit latrine

A toilet from which night soil can be collected, typically a non-flushing system where waste accumulates in a tank or pit for periodic removal. The term is technical and somewhat dated, as such toilets are now uncommon in urban Japan.

See also: 汲み取り便所

• 昔むかしの日本にほんの家いえには汲くみ取とり式しき便べん所じょが多おおかった。

  In old Japanese houses, vault toilets were common.