小しょう便べん

also: しょんべん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

urine; pee; urination; to urinate

Blunt everyday word for urine or the act of urinating. It can sound coarse or impolite; 尿 is more formal or medical, and おしっこ is softer or child-directed.

小しょう便べんがしたい。
I need to pee.
道みち端ばたで小しょう便べんをするな

。

Don't urinate by the roadside.

犬いぬが電でん柱ちゅうに小しょう便べんをかけた。

The dog peed on the utility pole.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

breaking a contract; backing out of a deal

colloquial

Colloquial and specialized use meaning to break or back out of a contract. This is not a normal business or legal term; 契約違反 or 契約を破る is safer in ordinary speech.

俗ぞくな言いい方かたで、「小しょう便べんする」は契けい約やくを破やぶることを指さす場ば合あいがある。
In colloquial usage, 小便する can refer to breaking a contract.

Written forms

小便Usage90%
- しょうべん
  Standard kanji spelling and reading. The word is common but blunt; it is not a polite way to refer to urination.
- しょんべん
  Colloquial pronunciation of 小便. It has a rougher, more casual feel than しょうべん.
ションベンUsage6%
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しょんべんUsage5%

Kanji

小little, small
便convenience, facility, excrement

Similar words

尿にょう
More formal, medical, or clinical word for urine; much less blunt than 小便.
おしっこ
Softer everyday word for pee or peeing, often used with children; less rough than 小便.
排はい尿にょう
Formal or medical noun for urination; used in clinical, technical, or polite contexts.
契けい約やく違い反はん
Standard neutral/legal expression for breach of contract, unlike the colloquial contract-breaking sense of 小便.

Etymology

小便 combines 小, 'small,' with 便 in the sense of excretion, conventionally contrasting with 大便, 'feces.' The reading しょんべん is a colloquial pronunciation of しょうべん.