洗面所

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 6
めん
Grade: 3
しょ > じょ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

洗面(せんめん) (senmen, washing one's face) + (しょ) (-sho, place, rendaku form (じょ) (jo))

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んめんじょ [sèńméńjó] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) んめんじょ [sèńméńjóꜜ] (Odaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞mːẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

Noun

(せん)(めん)(じょ) • (senmenjo

  1. washroom (room for washing one's face)
  2. (euphemistic) bathroom; toilet