JLPT N2 · Noun

便所 (benjo)

便所 (べんじょ, benjo) is a Japanese noun meaning “toilet; lavatory”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: べんじょ
Romaji: benjo
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom · noun

Example sentences

生徒はこの便所を使ってはならない。

Students must not use this toilet.

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

Kanji in 便所

便

convenience, facility, excrementベン・ビン・たよ.り · 9 strokes

所

place, extentショ・ところ・-ところ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 便所.

便利べんりconvenient郵便局ゆうびんきょくpost office不便ふべんinconvenience便びんflight (e.g. airline flight)郵便ゆうびんmail service便りたよりnews小便しょうべんurine便箋びんせんwriting paper船便ふなびんsurface mail (by ship)大便だいべんfeces便宜べんぎconvenience所ところplace台所だいどころkitchen住所じゅうしょaddress (of a home, business, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1512520 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.