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：2026/01/06
東司
Hiragana
とうす
Noun
Japanese Meaning
禅宗の寺院で用いられる便所を指す言葉。曹洞宗などで使われる雅語的・仏教用語。 / 転じて、古風・雅びた言い回しとしての「便所」「トイレ」。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぜんそうのおてらのなかにある、みんながつかうおてあらい
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
禅宗寺院的厕所 / 禅寺僧众使用的卫生间
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
禪宗寺院的廁所 / 禪寺的洗手間
Korean Meaning
선종 사찰의 화장실 / 선원(禪院)의 변소
Vietnamese Meaning
nhà xí trong thiền viện / nhà vệ sinh ở chùa Thiền
Tagalog Meaning
palikuran sa monasteryo ng Zen / banyo sa templong Zen / kubeta sa monasteryo ng Zen
Sense（1）
toilet in a Zen monastery
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In a Zen monastery, silence and cleanliness are emphasized in the toilet.
In a Zen monastery, silence and cleanliness are emphasized in the toilet.
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禅寺の東司は、静寂と清潔さが重視されています。
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