JLPT N5 · Noun

お手洗い (otearai)

お手洗い (おてあらい, otearai) is a Japanese noun meaning “toilet; restroom”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おてあらい
Romaji: otearai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom · noun

Example sentences

お手洗いはどこですか。

Where's the restroom?

Tatoeba #227063

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in お手洗い

手

handシュ・ズ・て・て- · 4 strokes

洗

wash, inquire into, probeセン・あら.う · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with お手洗い.

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Source: JMdict entry 1002100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.