お手洗い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
手 洗
て
Grade: 1		 あら
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • 御手洗い

Etymology

御 (お) (o, honorific prefix) + 手洗 (てあら)い (tearai, “hand washing”)

Noun

お手洗い (hiragana おてあらい, rōmaji otearai)

  1. a restroom, a toilet, a lavatory, a bathroom
    お手洗 (てあら)いはどこですか。
    Otearai wa doko desu ka.
    Where is the restroom?

Synonyms
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