御手洗

Japanese

Kanji in this term

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Grade: 1
あら(あらし)
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 1
あら(あらい)
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 1
あら(あらい)
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology

From (honorific prefix) + (hand) + (washing), with a sound change from /te.a/ to /ta/, and the word taking its both kun readings.

Noun

御手洗 (hiragana みたらし, rōmaji mitarashi)

  1. purifying water at the entrance of a shrine

Noun

御手洗 (hiragana みたらい, rōmaji mitarai)

  1. purifying water at the entrance of a shrine

Noun

御手洗 (hiragana おてあらい, rōmaji otearai)

  1. お手洗い: toilet
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