手洗い (てあらい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

手洗い (てあらい) means restroom / hand-washing.

See example sentences below.

手洗い at a glance

手洗い

てあらいtearai

N2noun

restroom / hand-washing

手洗いてあらいtearaiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

restroom / hand-washing

Example 1

外で遊んだら手洗いをしよう。

Translation

Let's wash our hands after playing outside.

Example 2

駅の近くに手洗いがあります。

Translation

There is a restroom near the station.