小便

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	便

Noun

小便 (hiragana しょうべん, romaji shōben)

小便 (hiragana しょんべん, romaji shonben)

1. (colloquialism) urine, piss, pee

Verb

小便 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana しょうべんする, romaji shōben suru)小便する 小便 suru

1. urinate

Usage notes

• shōben is used more commonly than shonben

Compounds

• 小便器 (shōbenki): urinal
• 小便所 (shōbenjo): urinal
• 小便小僧 (shōben kozō): pool cupids
• 小便を漏らす (shōben o morasu): wet one's pants
• 立ち小便 (tachishōben): urinating outdoors
• 大小便 (daishōben): feces and urine
• 連小便 (tsureshōben): urinating together
• 連れ小便 (tsureshōben): urinating together
• 寝小便 (shōben): bed-wetting

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Korean

Hanja in this word
小	便

Noun

小便 (sobyeon)

1. Hanja form^? of 소변, “urine, piss, pee”.

Synonyms

• 오줌 ojum

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
小便

Noun

小便 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xiǎobiàn)

1. urine; piss; pee

Verb

小便 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xiǎobiàn)

1. to urinate; to pass water

References

• 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话：习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8: