閑かん所じょ

noun

toilet; lavatory

Euphemistic or literary term for a toilet; not used in everyday conversation. The reading かんしょ is also possible but less common.

• 古ふるい旅りょ館かんでは、閑かん所じょが廊ろう下かの突つき当あたりにあった。

  In the old inn, the toilet was at the end of the hallway.

noun

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.

• 彼かれは俗ぞく世せいを離はなれ、山やま奥おくの閑かん所じょで読どく書しょにふけった。

  He left the mundane world and immersed himself in reading at a quiet place deep in the mountains.