手洗い (てあらい) — washing one's hands, water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands, restroom

Meanings

• washing one's hands
• water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands
• restroom
• lavatory
• toilet
• hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

• て 手 hand
• あら 洗 wash

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