便所

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  bathroom; restroom; lavatory; toilet

Etymology
Appears to be a coinage in Japanese from -derived roots, as a compound of. Compare expressions, , also ,.

First cited in works from the late 1400s.

Noun

 * 1)   bathroom, restroom, lavatory, toilet
 * 2)  a pachinko machine one can use leftover balls on.

Usage notes
While up until the 1970s, this term or the honorific was the preferred polite term to refer to a bathroom, it has now been largely replaced with —or even —and sounds dated.

Synonyms

 * – used in public spaces, like shops or airplane, more as the written sign than in speech.
 * – used in public spaces, like shops or airplane, more as the written sign than in speech.
 * – used in public spaces, like shops or airplane, more as the written sign than in speech.