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onsen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɒnˈsɛn/
• /ˈɒnsɛn/

Etymology

From Japanese 温泉 (onsen), from Middle Chinese 溫泉 ('won dzjwen, “hot springs”), from 溫 /温 (wēn, “warm”) + 泉 (quán, “spring[s]”). Compare the modern Mandarin pronunciation 溫泉 /温泉 (wēnquán).

Meanings

1. A (Japanese) hot spring.
   • The hottest springs in Japan aren't in the north but at the Obama Onsen outside Nagasaki.
2. A Japanese-style resort hotel at a natural hot spring, offering on-site bathing.
   • We stayed at a traditional onsen with tatami, yukata, and kaiseki at Onyang outside Seoul.

Forms

Deriveds

onsen tamago

Holonyms

hot spring (Japanese hot spring) · ryokan (traditional Japanese-style inn)

Translations (22)

fi onsen (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · th อนเซ็น (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · ar أُون-سِن (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · sh onsen (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · ru онсе́н (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · sh онсен (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · cmn 溫泉 /温泉 (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · ko 온천 (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · de Onsen (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · fr onsen (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · tl onsen (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · ru онсэ́н (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · bg онсе́н (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · km អុនសេន (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · ko 온센 (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · th บ่อพุร้อน (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · ja 温泉 (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · mr ओनसेन (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · uk онсе́н (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · id onsen (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · pt onsen (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) · mk онсе́н (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring)

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