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noun[U]
toilet paper; soft paper used for cleaning oneself after using the toilet
toiretto peepaa
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from English “toilet paper,” adapted into Japanese katakana pronunciation.
Examples
トイレットペーパーを買い忘れた。
toiretto peepaa o kaiwasureta.
I forgot to buy toilet paper.
トイレットペーパーがもうすぐなくなりそうです。
toiretto peepaa ga mou sugu nakunarisou desu.
It looks like we’re going to run out of toilet paper soon.
棚にトイレットペーパーを補充してください。
tana ni toiretto peepaa o hojuu shite kudasai.
Please restock the toilet paper on the shelf.
Character Breakdown
ト
to
katakana syllable “to”
イ
i
katakana syllable “i”
レ
re
katakana syllable “re”
ッ
sokuon
small katakana tsu, marking a doubled consonant
ト
to
katakana syllable “to”
ペ
pe
katakana syllable “pe”
ー
chouon
long vowel mark
パ
pa
katakana syllable “pa”
ー
chouon
long vowel mark
Collocations
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