Translation guide
A container used as a toilet in the bedroom, historically common before indoor plumbing. In modern Japanese, the most common term is おまる, but other words exist for traditional or historical contexts.
The speaker wants to refer to a chamber pot as a portable toilet used indoors, especially for children, the elderly, or in medical settings.
The most common modern word for a chamber pot or portable potty, often used for children's toilet training. Can also refer to a bedpan in medical contexts.
The speaker wants to refer to a chamber pot in a historical or traditional Japanese context, such as the Edo period.
A traditional Japanese chamber pot, often a ceramic or metal container used at night. Specifically refers to a urine container, but can be used generally for a chamber pot in historical contexts.
Do not translate 'chamber pot' literally as 部屋の鍋 (heya no nabe). That would be nonsensical in Japanese. Use the appropriate term based on context.
部屋の鍋
room pot (incorrect)
I'm having my child use a chamber pot.
A loanword from English 'portable toilet', used for modern portable toilets, including those for camping or medical use. Less traditional than おまる.
介護用のポータブルトイレを買いました。
I bought a portable toilet for nursing care.
A general term for a toilet bowl or urinal. Can refer to a chamber pot in certain contexts, but is more commonly used for fixed toilets. Not the best choice for a portable chamber pot.
昔の便器は陶器でできていた。
Old chamber pots were made of ceramic.
江戸時代には尿瓶が使われていた。
Chamber pots were used in the Edo period.
An old-fashioned term for a chamber pot, often a wooden bucket used as a toilet. More rustic and less common today.
おかわを朝に捨てるのが日課だった。
Emptying the chamber pot in the morning was a daily routine.
An archaic term for a chamber pot, literally 'tiger child'. Extremely rare and only found in historical texts or literature.
虎子は中国から伝わった。
The chamber pot was introduced from China.