便所

便所

1. (chiefly Northeastern Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) bathroom; restroom; lavatory; toilet

Literally “place for convenience”.

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) べんじょ​ [bèńjóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [bẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

便(べん)所(じょ) • (benjo) 

1. (dated) bathroom, restroom, lavatory, toilet

While up until the 1970s, this term or the honorific お便所(べんじょ) (o-benjo) was the preferred polite term to refer to a bathroom, it has now been largely replaced with お手洗(てあら)い (o-tearai, “washroom”)—or even トイレ (toire, “toilet”)—and sounds dated if used.

• トイレ (toire), おトイレ (o-toire)
• 手洗(てあら)い (tearai), お手洗(てあら)い (otearai, “washroom”)
• 化粧室 (keshōshitsu, “lavatory”, literally “make-up room, powder room”) – used in public spaces, like shops or airplane, more as the written sign than in speech.

• お便所(べんじょ) (o-benjo)

便所 • (byeonso) (hangeul 변소)

1. Hanja form^? of 변소 (“bathroom, restroom, lavatory, toilet”).