화장실

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bathroom, restroom

화장실 — bathroom, restroom

🚽 化粧室 = makeup (화장) + room (실): the powder room

화장 (化粧) means makeup or cosmetics, and 실 (室) means room, as in 교실 (classroom) and 침실 (bedroom). Korean uses the same polite euphemism as the English powder room: a room for freshening up.

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