手水
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 手 | 水 |
| て Grade: 1 |
みず Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
By surface analysis, 手 (te, “hand”) + 水 (mizu, “water”).
Pronunciation
Noun
手水 • (temizu)
- Washwater, water used for washing one's hands.
- The use of water to moisten mochi when kneading it.
- The water used for doing so.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 手 | 水 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 1 |
| irregular | |
Shift from 手水 (temizu) above.[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
手水 • (chōzu)
- Washwater, water used for washing one's hands.
- (euphemistic) The act of excretion or going to the washroom.
- A lavatory. (toilet, bathroom, etc.)
- 手水を使う
- chōzu o tsukau
- to use the lavatory
- Synonym: 厠 (kawaya)
- 手水を使う
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN