"お手洗い" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [o̞te̞a̠ɾa̠i] Forms: お手洗い [canonical] (ruby: (), (あら)), otearai [romanization]
Etymology: 御(お) (o-, honorific prefix) + 手(て)洗(あら)い (tearai, “hand washing”) Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|御|お-|手%洗い|て%あらい|pos1=honorific prefix|sort=てあらい|t2=hand washing}} 御(お) (o-, honorific prefix) + 手(て)洗(あら)い (tearai, “hand washing”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|おてあらい}} お手(て)洗(あら)い • (otearai)
  1. a restroom, a toilet, a lavatory, a bathroom Categories (topical): Toilet (room) Synonyms: トイレ (toire), 化粧室 (keshōshitsu) (ruby: (), (しょう), (しつ)), 便所 (benjo) (ruby: 便(べん), (じょ)) [dated]

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