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jmdict 1391060 Active (id: 1088422)
洗面器 [ichi1,news2,nf40]
せんめんき [ichi1,news2,nf40]
1. [n]
▶ wash basin
▶ wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)



History:
2. A 2012-03-13 02:42:57  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think this is simpler.
  Diff:
@@ -18,2 +18,2 @@
-<gloss>wash basin (either portable bowl, as in a public bath, or the basin of a sink)</gloss>
-<gloss>wash bowl</gloss>
+<gloss>wash basin</gloss>
+<gloss>wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)</gloss>
1. A* 2012-03-12 16:28:20  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
ja:WP Google images
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/洗面器
  Comments:
Clarify that this is both a portable bowl (often plastic, these days), and the basin of a sink.
Google images shows many of both types.
Saw at public bath (referring to the portable bowls – “set your washbowl on the shelf”).
  Diff:
@@ -18,1 +18,2 @@
-<gloss>wash basin</gloss>
+<gloss>wash basin (either portable bowl, as in a public bath, or the basin of a sink)</gloss>
+<gloss>wash bowl</gloss>

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