Japanese Toilets Are Super High Tech

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Japanese Toilets Are Super High Tech

On most western-style toilets in Japan, you can adjust the temperature of the seat, and wash your behind with warm water. Furthermore, they come with many other functions, including water quantity adjustment, warm air drying, deodorizing, and noise cancellation so that you don’t have to worry about the noise you make on the toilet. These are button operated. The text is mainly in Japanese, but they are also illustrated with pictograms. Some toilets even have lids that automatically open or flush themselves after use. On the other hand, Japanese-style toilets, that were once common, are also used in certain places even to this day. Their shape and the way you use them is completely different from western toilets.

日本にほん
Nihon
Japan
no
in
洋式ようしきトイレといれ
youshiki toire no
western-style toilets
ほとんどは
hotondo wa/ha
(on) most
便座べんざ
benza
(the) seat
no
of
温度おんど
ondo ga
(the) temperature
調整ちょうせい
chousei
adjust
でき、
deki,
(you) can and
しり
oshiri o/wo
(your) behind
oyu
warm water
de
with
あらってくれます。
aratte kuremasu.
wash
そのほか
Sonohoka,
furthermore
水量すいりょう調整ちょうせい
suiryou chousei,
water quantity adjustment
温風おんぷうでの
onpuu deno
warm air
乾燥かんそう
kansou,
drying
脱臭だっしゅう
dasshuu,
deodorizing
あるいは
aruiwa/ha
and
トイレといれ
toire
(the) toilet
no
on
おと
oto o/wo
(the) noise (you make on)
にしないですむ
kinishinai de sumu
(so that) you don’t have to worry (about)
消音しょうおん装置そうち
shouon souchi
noise cancellation
など、
nado,
including
さまざまな
samazamana
many other
機能きのう
kinou ga
functions
ついています。
tsuite imasu.
(they) come with
それらは
Sorera wa/ha
these
ボタンぼたん
botan de
button
操作そうさします。
sousa shimasu.
are operated
日本語にほんごだけ
Nihongo dake
Japanese [only]
no
in
表記ひょうき
hyouki ga
(the) text <description>
おおいです
ooi desu
is mainly
が、
ga,
but
ピクトグラムぴくとぐらむ
pikutoguramu
pictograms
mo
also
えがかれています。
egakarete imasu.
(they) are illustrated (with)
自動じどう
Jidou de
automatically
ふたがひらき、
futa ga hiraki,
(have) lids that open or
使用しよう
shiyougo ni
after use
ながれる
nagareru
flush (themselves)
トイレといれ
toire
toilets
mo
even
あります。
arimasu.
some
その一方いっぽうで、
Sono ippou de,
on the other hand
かつて
katsute
once
主流しゅりゅう
shuryuu
common
だった
datta
(that) were
和式わしきトイレといれ
washiki toire wa/ha
Japanese-style toilets
いま
ima
to this day
mo
even
一部いちぶ
ichibu de
in certain placese
使つかわれています。
tsukawarete imasu.
are (also) used
洋式ようしきトイレといれ
Youshiki toire
western toilets
とは
toha
from
かたち
katachi,
(their) shape and
使つかかた
tsukaikata ga
the way (you) use
まったく
mattaku
completely
ことなります。
kotonarimasu.
(them)is different

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