Japanese symbol for “outhouse”
別棟
べつむね
Romaji: betsumune
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
In Japanese, outhouse is 別棟, read べつむね (betsumune).
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Meanings
- n separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
Written forms: 別棟. Readings: べつむね、べっとう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “outhouse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汲み取り便所 | くみとりべんじょ kumitoribenjo | outhouse (from which night-soil may be collected); privy |
| ボットン便所 | ぼっとんべんじょ bottonbenjo | outhouse; privy; non-flushing toilet |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特別 | とくべつ tokubetsu | special; particular; extraordinary |
| 別に | べつに betsuni | (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially |
| 差別 | さべつ sabetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 別れ | わかれ wakare | parting (of people); separation; farewell |
| 区別 | くべつ kubetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 性別 | せいべつ seibetsu | (distinction of) sex; gender |
| 病棟 | びょうとう byoutou | (hospital) ward |
| 棟梁 | とうりょう touryou | central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.