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御手洗い  [(3)おてあらい]    meaning:  toilet  rank: 1
☆ 御手洗いはどこですか? ⇨ Where’s a bathroom, restroom?  (☛ Means “a hand wash room”)

トイレ  [(1)といれ]    meaning:  toilet  rank: 1
☆ トイレはどこですか? ⇨ Where’s a bathroom, restroom?  (☛ From “toilet”. In traditional Asian housing, toilet and bath are in separate rooms)

手洗い  [(2)てあらい]    meaning:  toilet  rank: 2
☆ 手洗いはどこですか? ⇨ Where’s a bathroom, restroom?

便所  [べんじょ]    meaning:  toilet  rank: 2
☆ 公衆便所 ⇨ Public restrooms  (☛ More of a technical term today, even though it used to be commonly used often as 御便所(おべんじょ))

  [(2)しも]  [coll]  [euphemism]    meaning:  toilet  rank: 3
☆ 祖父は下の世話必要だ ⇨ My grandfather needs toileting help

洗面所  [せんめんじょ]    meaning:  toilet  rank: 3
☆ 洗面所はどこですか? ⇨ Where is the restroom?  (☛ Literally “face washing room”)

便器  [(1)べんき]    meaning:  toilet  rank: 3
☆ 便器は普通白い ⇨ Toilet bowls are usually white  (☛ A toilet bowl or urinal)

おまる  [(2)おまる]  [coll]    meaning:  toilet  rank: 4
☆ おまるの練習 ⇨ Potty training  (☛ A potty for children)