How to say "pee" in Japanese

• 小便しょうべんJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers 'urine' and, as a noun, 'pee' and 'piss'. This is the word to reach for when you need the noun sense; it ranges from neutral to blunt depending on context.
  朝立あさだちやしょんべんまでの命いのちかな。↗

  A morning erection: Will it last only until I take a leak?
• 小便を垂れるしょんべんをたれる
  expression, ichidan verbA verb meaning 'to pee' or 'to piss', with a coarse nuance. It is less common and is really a vivid, sometimes contemptuous way of describing pissing rather than neutral peeing.
• 小便をするしょうべんをする
  expression, suru verbThe verb form 'to urinate; to pee; to piss', usable from clinical to blunt depending on context. Less common than simply using the noun, but the straightforward way to verbalize it.

For the noun use 小便; for the verb, 「小便をする」 is the neutral choice, while 「小便を垂れる」 is the cruder, less common expression.

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• 小便しょうべんurine
• 小便を垂れるしょんべんをたれるto pee
• 小便をするしょうべんをするto urinate
• 小しょうurine