便器(べんき)

べんき
noun
toilet bowl
furniture
1. toilet bowl; toilet fixture
toilet bowl; toilet fixture
便器(べんき)を掃除(そうじ)した。
I cleaned the toilet bowl.
日本(にほん)の便器(べんき)は機能(きのう)が充実(じゅうじつ)している。
Japanese toilets have many features.
和式(わしき)便器(べんき)は最近(さいきん)少(すく)なくなった。
Japanese-style squat toilets have become rare recently.
新(あたら)しい便器(べんき)に取(と)り替(か)えたら、水道(すいどう)代(だい)が安(やす)くなった。
After replacing the toilet with a new one, the water bill went down.
日本(にほん)の便器(べんき)は温水(おんすい)洗浄(せんじょう)や暖房(だんぼう)便座(べんざ)など、いろいろな機能(きのう)がついていて外国人(がいこくじん)に驚(おどろ)かれる。
Japanese toilets, with features like warm water washing and heated seats, amaze foreigners.

便器(べんき) refers specifically to the toilet fixture itself, not the entire room (which is トイレ or 便所(べんじょ)).

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Cultural note

Japanese toilets are famous worldwide for their advanced features including heated seats, bidets, and sound-masking functions (音姫(おとひめ)).

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Added 2026.1.15 3:57 · Revised 2026.8.16 12:20
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