お手洗い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
あら
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
御手洗い
御手洗

Etymology

() (o-, honorific prefix) + ()(あら) (tearai, hand washing)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(あら) (otearai

  1. a restroom, a toilet, a lavatory, a bathroom
    ()(あら)はどこですけえ
    Otearai wa doko desu kē.
    Where is the restroom?

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References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN