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flush toilet
A toilet that uses water to flush waste into a sewage system. Distinguished from non-flush toilets (汲み取り式) that were common in rural Japan until recent decades.
この建物は水洗トイレだ。
This building has flush toilets.
古い家を水洗トイレに改修した。
We renovated the old house to have a flush toilet.
キャンプ場に水洗トイレがあるかどうか事前に確認しておこう。
Let's check in advance whether the campsite has flush toilets.
In urban Japan today, nearly all toilets are 水洗トイレ, so the term is mainly used in contrast with non-flush alternatives, or when describing facilities at campsites, mountain huts, and older rural buildings.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 水洗トイレ完備 — equipped with flush toilets
- 水洗トイレに改修する — to convert to a flush toilet
RELATED WORDS:
- 水洗 — water-flushing
- 汲み取り式 — non-flush/pit toilet system
- 浄化槽 — septic tank