Mitarashi

Japanese: 御手洗 - みたらし

〘Noun〙① A place where worshippers wash their hands and rinse their mouths before worshiping the gods and Buddhas. Mitarai. ※Ihonushi (around 986-1011) "Everyone came along like everyone else, without even asking where the mitarashi was." ② An abbreviation of "Mitarashigawa (Mitarashi River)." ※Tonbo (around 974) Vol. 1 "I wonder if the gods and the poor will also be worshipped, the mitarashi that I cannot reach." ③ An abbreviation of "Mitarashi dango (Mitarashi dumplings)." ※Iroha Uta Kyokunkan (1819) "Even if manju, shinko, and mitarashi are sold cheaply, the loss is in the rice crackers." ④ = Mitarashie (Mitarashi Association) [Haiku, Kebukuso (1638)]

O-tearai (wash your hands )... tearahi (wash your hands)

〘Noun〙 ("o" is a prefix) A polite way of saying "tearai (hand washing) ③". ※Imosekai (1889)〈Iwaya Konami〉Winter "Oh my lady... is this the bathroom?"

Mi-tarai ...tarahi [Mitarai]

〘Noun〙 = Mitarashi (Mitarashi) ①※Jikkunsho (1252) 3 "At a mitarashi in the middle of the Suo River"

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙① 神仏を拝む前に、参拝者が手を清め、口をすすぐための場所。みたらい。※いほぬし（986‐1011頃）「みな人のくるにならひてみたらしのかはもたづねずなりにけるかな」② 「みたらしがわ（御手洗川）」の略。※蜻蛉（974頃）上「神やせくしもにはみくづつもるらん思ふ心のゆかぬみたらし」③ 「みたらしだんご（御手洗団子）」の略。※いろは歌教訓鑑（1819）「饅頭としんことみたらしも安う売るとも損は煎餠」④ ＝みたらしえ（御手洗会）〔俳諧・毛吹草（1638）〕