Translingual

Han character

厠 (radical 27 厂+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一月金弓 (MBCN), composition ⿸厂則)

1. mingle with
2. toilet, lavatory

References

• KangXi: page 162, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2981
• Dae Jaweon: page 370, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 75, character 12
• Unihan data for U+53A0

Chinese

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• On: し (shi)
• Kun: かわや (kawaya)

Etymology

Generally thought to be a compound of kawa and ya. Literally "river house", specifically a small building erected either near or over a stream used as a toilet.

The kanji 厠 is ateji. Other ateji include 圊 and 溷.

Noun

厠 ‎(hiragana かわや, romaji kawaya, historical hiragana かはや)

1. A place used for excreting human waste. Toilet.

See also

• トイレ
• おトイレ
• 便所

Korean

Hanja

厠 • ‎(cheuk) (hangeul 측, revised cheuk, McCune-Reischauer ch'ŭk)

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