手水舎（ちょうずや）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: purification font
Example sentences
- 手水舎で手と口を清める。 — You purify your hands and mouth at the water ablution pavilion.
- 参拝の前に手水舎に寄る。 — Before worshipping, she stops by the water ablution pavilion.
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