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

Noun

手(て)水(みず) • (temizu) 

  1. Washwater, water used for washing one's hands.
  2. The use of water to moisten mochi when kneading it.
  3. 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

Noun

手水(ちょうず) • (chōzu) 

  1. Washwater, water used for washing one's hands.
  2. (euphemistic) The act of excretion or going to the washroom.
    1. feces or urine
      Synonym: 大小便 (daishōben)
  3. 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
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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