衛えい生せい

noun

hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness

Broad term for practices and conditions that preserve health, especially through cleanliness. Often used in compounds like 衛生管理 (hygiene management) and 公衆衛生 (public health).

• 手て洗あらいは感かん染せん症しょう予よ防ぼうの基き本ほんとなる衛えい生せい習しゅう慣かんです。

  Handwashing is a basic hygiene practice for preventing infectious diseases.

• この地ち域いきでは衛えい生せい状じょう態たいが改かい善ぜんされ、病びょう気きが減へった。

  Sanitary conditions have improved in this area, and illnesses have decreased.

noun

toilet; restroom; bathroom

Euphemistic or technical term for a toilet or restroom, common in civil engineering and public facility contexts. Often appears in compounds like 衛生設備 (sanitary facilities) or 衛生陶器 (sanitary ware).

• 公こう園えんに新あたらしい衛えい生せい施し設せつが設せっ置ちされた。

  New restroom facilities were installed in the park.

• 建けん築ちく基き準じゅん法ほうでは衛えい生せい設せつ備びの設せっ置ちが義ぎ務む付づけられている。

  The Building Standards Act requires the installation of sanitary facilities.