"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 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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          "english": "Where is the restroom?",
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              "化",
              "け"
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            [
              "粧",
              "しょう"
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              "室",
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          ],
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              "じょ"
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          "word": "便所"
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    },
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          "化",
          "け"
        ],
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          "粧",
          "しょう"
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          "室",
          "しつ"
        ]
      ],
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      "word": "便所"
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Download raw JSONL data for お手洗い meaning in Japanese (2.2kB)

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