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お手洗い

御手洗い

Reading

Kana: おてあらい
Romaji: otearai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom

Kanji

手
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
洗
Readings: セン、 あら.う
Meanings: wash, inquire into, probe
御
Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern

Example Sentences

お手洗(てあら)いはどこですか。
➥Where's the restroom?
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お手洗(てあら)いをお借(か)りしても良(よ)いですか。
➥May I use the bathroom?
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試験中(しけんちゅう)、彼女(かのじょ)は気分(きぶん)が悪(わる)くなったのでお手洗(てあら)いにたたせてもらった。
➥During the test, she felt very sick, so she got a pass to go to the toilet.
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お手洗(てあら)いを拝借(はいしゃく)できますか。
➥May I use the bathroom?
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お手洗(てあら)いはどこか教(おし)えて下(くだ)さいませんか。
➥Could you show me where the bathroom is?
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歴史(れきし)の試験中(しけんちゅう)、彼女(かのじょ)は気分(きぶん)が悪(わる)くなったのでお手洗(てあら)いにたたせてもらった。
➥During the history test, she felt very sick, so she got a pass to go to the toilet.
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