Illustration: In a small Japanese home’s hallway, a guest slides open the restroom door, revealing a clean toilet, a wall-mounted toilet-paper holder, and a tiny corner basin. A pair of dedicated restroom slippers waits just inside the threshold.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

手て洗あらい

tearai

restroom, bathroom

Often used with お as a polite term for the restroom. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

お手洗てあらいはどこですか。
Where is the bathroom?
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婦人用ふじんよう手洗てあらいはどこですか。
Where is the ladies' room?
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お手洗てあらいはこちらです。
The bathroom is this way.
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Kanji in 手洗

手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
洗wash; inquire intoOnセンKunあらう

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