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

(Tokyo) てみず [téꜜmìzù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [te̞mʲizɨᵝ]

Noun

手(て)水(みず) • (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(て)水(みず) (temizu) above.[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょーず [chóꜜòzù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːzɨᵝ]

Noun

手水(ちょうず) • (chōzu)

Washwater, water used for washing one's hands.
(euphemistic) The act of excretion or going to the washroom.
1. feces or urine
  Synonym: 大小便 (daishōben)
A lavatory. (toilet, bathroom, etc.)
手(ちょう)水(ず)を使(つか)う
chōzu o tsukau
to use the lavatory

Synonym: 厠 (kawaya)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

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