Euphemistic or literary term for a toilet; not used in everyday conversation. The reading かんしょ is also possible but less common.
quiet place; secluded spot
Literary or formal term for a calm, out-of-the-way location. Rare in modern speech; 静かな場所 is the usual expression.
In the old inn, the toilet was at the end of the hallway.
He left the mundane world and immersed himself in reading at a quiet place deep in the mountains.
Common phrase for 'quiet place'; 閑所 is a rare, formal equivalent.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses; 所 is the usual character for 'place'.
Variant kanji spelling using 処; less common than 閑所.
Compound of 閑 (kan, 'quiet, leisure') and 所 (jo, 'place'). The 'toilet' sense is a euphemistic extension of 'quiet place'.