JLPT N2 · Noun

手洗い (tearai)

手洗い (てあらい, tearai) is a Japanese noun meaning “washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てあらい
Romaji: tearai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands · noun
restroom; lavatory; toilet · noun
hand-washing (laundry, etc.) · noun

Example sentences

婦人用手洗いはどこですか。

Where is the ladies' room?

Tatoeba #84965

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

Kanji in 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 手洗い.

手てhand切手きってstamp (postage)上手じょうずskillful手紙てがみletter下手へたunskillfulお手洗いおてあらいtoilet手袋てぶくろglove運転手うんてんしゅdriver手伝うてつだうto help手術しゅじゅつsurgery手段しゅだんmeans助手じょしゅassistant相手あいてcompanion握手あくしゅhandshake

Source: JMdict entry 1328020 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.