Word Meaning お手洗い

おてあらい otearai

お手洗い is read as おてあらい (otearai) and means toilet.

Meaning

English

  1. toilet
  2. restroom
  3. lavatory
  4. bathroom

Reading

Kana

おてあらい

Romaji

otearai

Writing Variants

  • 御手洗い おてあらい otearai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms お手洗,御手洗,化粧室,手洗場,手洗い場,トイレ,便所 Related Words トイレ,トイレット,お手洗,御手洗,手洗,便器,便所,便 Rank 15634 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手洗い

てあらい

hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

手洗場

てあらいば

toilet

手洗い台

てあらいだい

wash stand

御手洗川

みたらしがわ

river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine

御手洗

みたらし

font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine

御手洗団子

みたらしだんご

skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze

手洗い鉢

てあらいばち

washbasin

お手数

おてかず

trouble

お手数ですが

おてすうですが

sorry to bother you, but ...

手伝い

てつだい

help

Example Sentences

10

Where is the bathroom?

The restrooms are on the left.

The bathroom is this way.

Where's the washroom?

Where is the bathroom?

She is in the bathroom.

Could you show me where the bathroom is?

The bathroom is on the second floor.

May I use the bathroom?

I'm going to the restroom.