Word Meaning 手洗い

てあらい tearai

手洗い is read as てあらい (tearai) and means hand-washing (laundry, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
  2. washing one's hands
  3. water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands
  4. restroom
  5. lavatory
  6. toilet

Reading

Kana

てあらい

Romaji

tearai

Writing Variants

  • 手洗 てあらい tearai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手洗場

てあらいば

toilet

手洗い台

てあらいだい

wash stand

お手洗い

おてあらい

toilet

手洗い鉢

てあらいばち

washbasin

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

手伝い

てつだい

help

手痛い

ていたい

severe

手違い

てちがい

mistake

手ぬぐい

てぬぐい

(hand) towel

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.

Why didn't you wash your hands?

May I use the bathroom?