小便

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Usage notes 1.4 Compounds 2 Korean 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 3 Mandarin 3.1 Noun 3.2 Verb

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	便

[edit] Etymology

From 小 (shō, "small") + 便 (ben, feces or urine)

[edit] 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

[edit] Usage notes

• shōben is used more commonly than shonben

[edit] 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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[edit] Korean

Hanja in this word
小	便

[edit] Noun

小便 (소변, sobyeon)

1. urine, piss, pee

[edit] Synonyms

• 오줌 ojum

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

小便

[edit] Noun

小便 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xiǎobiàn)

1. urine; piss; pee

[edit] Verb

小便 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xiǎobiàn)

1. to urinate; to pass water