How to Say ‘A wheelchair-accessible toilet’ in Japanese
車いすで使えるトイレ
kuruma isu de tsukaeru toire
[koo-roo-MAH EE-soo de tsoo-kah-EH-roo toy-reh]
💬 Usage Tip: A whole description can sit in front of a noun: 車いすで使える "usable with a wheelchair" + トイレ. Here で means "with" or "by means of".
Phrase Breakdown
車いすで
kuruma isu de
with a wheelchair
車いす (kurumaisu) means 'wheelchair.' で (de) means 'with' or 'by means of.'
車いすで行けます。
I can go in a wheelchair.
Words in this phrase
車
kuruma
[koo-roo-MAH]
wheel; car
Means vehicle or wheel; combined with いす it forms 'wheelchair'.
車で店に行きます。
I go to the restaurant by car.
いす
isu
[EE-soo]
chair
A seat for one person; with 車 it means wheelchair.
このいすに座ってください。
Please sit on this chair.
で
de
[de]
by; with; using
A particle that shows the method or means used to do something.
カードで払えますか。
Can I pay by card?
使えるトイレ
tsukaeru toire
a usable toilet
使える (tsukaeru) means 'can use.' It comes before トイレ (toire, toilet) to describe it.
使えるトイレはどこですか。
Where is a usable toilet?
Words in this phrase
使える
tsukaeru
[tsoo-kah-EH-roo]
can use; usable
Potential form of 使う (to use); describes something that can be used.
このエレベーターは誰でも使える。
Anyone can use this elevator.
トイレ
toire
[toy-reh]
restroom / toilet
A common word for restroom in public places like museums.
トイレはあそこです。
The restroom is over there.
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