水 洗(すいせん)トイレ

すいせんといれ

noun

flush toilet

1. 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(たてもの)は水洗(すいせん)トイレだ。

This building has flush toilets.

古(ふる)い家(いえ)を水洗(すいせん)トイレに改修(かいしゅう)した。

We renovated the old house to have a flush toilet.

キャンプ場(じょう)に水洗(すいせん)トイレがあるかどうか事前(じぜん)に確認(かくにん)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(すいせん)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(すいせん)トイレ完備(かんび) — equipped with flush toilets
水洗(すいせん)トイレに改修(かいしゅう)する — to convert to a flush toilet

Related words

水洗(すいせん) — water-flushing
汲(く)み取(と)り式(しき) — non-flush/pit toilet system
浄化槽(じょうかそう) — septic tank

Related Words

Related: 水洗(すいせん) (water-flushing)

Related: 浄化槽(じょうかそう) (septic tank)

Compare: トイレットペーパー (toilet paper)

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Added 2026.3.22 11:33 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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