| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ไพฟๆ | ในใใใ |
Pronunciation: benjo
How to Say It Outloud: ben-jo
Usage: Commonly used, but can sound a bit old-fashioned.
Example Sentence Japanese:
ไพฟๆใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ
ไพฟๆใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผExample Sentence English:Where is the toilet?
Where is the toilet?| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| ใใคใฌ | ใใคใฌ |
Pronunciation: toire
How to Say It Outloud: toh-ee-reh
Usage: The most commonly used term for toilet.
Example Sentence Japanese:ใใคใฌใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ
ใใคใฌใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผExample Sentence English:Where is the toilet?
Where is the toilet?| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ๅพกๆๆด | ใใฆใใใ |
Pronunciation: otearai
How to Say It Outloud: oh-teh-ah-rah-ee
Usage: Polite/formal way to refer to the toilet.
Example Sentence Japanese:ๅพกๆๆดใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ
ๅพกๆๆดใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผExample Sentence English:Where is the restroom?
Where is the restroom?| Hiragana |
|---|
| ใใใคใฌ |
Pronunciation: otoire
How to Say It Outloud: oh-toh-ee-reh
Usage: Polite way to refer to a toilet.
Example Sentence Japanese:ใใใคใฌใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ
ใใใคใฌใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผExample Sentence English:Where is the toilet?
Where is the toilet?Dictionary
ใๆๆดใใใฆใใใCommon wordjlpt-n1jlpt-n5
Noun- toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
ไพฟๆในใใใCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
- Toilet
ใใคใฌใใคใฌCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
- going to the toilet; relieving oneself
ๆๆดใใฆใใใCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands
- restroom; lavatory; toilet
- hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
- Hand washing
ใกใ็ดใกใใใฟCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- tissue paper; toilet paper
ๆจๆฎฟใฒใฉใฎ
Noun- toilet
้ๆใใใใ
Noun- toilet; lavatory
- quiet place
้ช้ ใใฃใกใ
Noun- toilet; lavatory
ๅ็ฒงๅฎคใใใใใใค
Noun- toilet; lavatory; powder room
ๅพๆถใใใ
Noun- toilet
ใใคใฌใใใใคใฌใใCommon word
Noun- toilet
ๅคงไพฟๆใ ใในใใใ
Noun- toilet (for defecating)
ใไธๆตใใตใใใ
Noun- bathroom; toilet (room)
ๅ ใใใ
Noun- privy; toilet
ๅ็ฒงๅใใใใใฒใ
Noun- cosmetics; toilet articles
- Cosmetics
ใ้ฃใใใคใCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- change (for a purchase)
- toilet splashback
ใใคใฌใใใใผใใผใใคใฌใใใใผใใผCommon word
Noun- toilet paper; lavatory paper
- Toilet paper
ๆฑฒใฟๅใๅผไพฟๆใใฟใจใใใในใใใ
Noun- toilet (from which night-soil may be collected)
- Pit toilet
็ฒ้ฃพใตใใใใ
NounSuru verb
- embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration
Suru verb
- putting on makeup
้ๅใใพใฉใCommon word
Noun- layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
- House plan
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