手洗い

手洗い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	洗
て Grade: 1	あら Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology

手 (て) (te, “hand”) + 洗 (あら)い (arai, “washing”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) てあ​らい [tèáꜜràì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [te̞a̠ɾa̠i]

Noun

手洗い (hiragana てあらい, rōmaji tearai, historical hiragana てあらひ)

1. hand washing, washing one's hands.
2. washing by hand, as opposed to machine washing.
3. lavatory; washroom. see お手洗い.

Derived terms

• 盥 (たらい) (tarai)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN