洗(あら)い場(ば)

あらいば
noun
washing area; washroom; rinse station
building
1. washing area; washroom; rinse station
An area designated for washing, especially the space in a Japanese bathroom where you wash your body before entering the bathtub, or a sink/washing area in a kitchen or workplace.
洗(あら)い場(ば)で体(からだ)を洗(あら)う。
Wash your body in the washing area.
温泉(おんせん)の洗(あら)い場(ば)にはシャンプーが置(お)いてあった。
There was shampoo at the washing station in the hot spring.
レストランの洗(あら)い場(ば)で皿(さら)を洗(あら)うアルバイトをしている。
I have a part-time job washing dishes in the restaurant's wash area.

Forms

洗(あら)い (washing) + 場(ば) (place).

Usage

Most commonly refers to the washing area in a Japanese-style bathroom (風呂場(ふろば)), where bathers wash and rinse before entering the 浴槽(よくそう) (bathtub). In Japanese bathing culture, you always clean yourself in the 洗(あら)い場(ば) before soaking in the tub. Also used for commercial dish-washing areas in restaurants.

Common collocations

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