How to say "piss" in Japanese

• 小便しょうべんJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers the noun sense of 'piss' — urine itself. It can be blunt or crude, and also covers the neutral sense of urination, so context determines how coarse it sounds.
  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?
• 小便をするしょうべんをする
  expression, suru verbThe verb sense 'to piss' or 'to pee'. A less common way to phrase it than simply using the noun, but perfectly usable when you want an explicit verb for urinating.
• 小便を垂れるしょんべんをたれる
  expression, ichidan verbA less common, rougher verb expression for 'to pee' or 'to piss', with a coarse, dismissive nuance. Seldom the word you want in ordinary speech; best recognized passively.

For the noun sense of 'piss' use 小便; for the verb 'to piss' use 「小便をする」, while 「小便を垂れる」 is a less common, cruder alternative.

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