Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
便

Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 1
べん
Grade: 4
kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology edit

Of 立ち, the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (tatsu, to stand), and 小便(しょうべん) (shōben, urination).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) しょーべん [tàchíshóꜜòbèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ta̠t͡ɕi̥ɕo̞ːbẽ̞ɴ]

Noun edit

()(しょう)便(べん) (tachishōben

  1. outdoor urination; urinating while standing up

Verb edit

()(しょう)便(べん)する (tachishōben surusuru (stem ()(しょう)便(べん) (tachishōben shi), past ()(しょう)便(べん)した (tachishōben shita))

  1. to urinate outdoors, urinate while standing

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See also edit

References edit

  • Kondo Ineko, Kōno Fumi, editors (1997), “立ち小便”, in プログレッシブ和英中辞典 [Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary]‎[1] (in Japanese), third edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan