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ryokan en · NOUN

Etymology

From Japanese 旅館(りょかん) (ryokan), which is from Middle Chinese 旅館 (MC ljoX kwanH, “inn, traveller's lodge”). Compare modern Chinese 旅館／旅馆 (lǚguǎn, “hotel”), from 旅 (lǚ, “travel”) + 館／馆 (guǎn, “lodging-house”).

Meanings

1. A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.
   • Mr. Ducasse is pursuing plans for a new hotel one hour from central Tokyo, a cross between a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn, and an auberge, a French country inn. 2008 April 27, “Gift to the Mailroom, From the Boardroom”, in New York Times:

Forms

Translations (9)

ja 旅館 (a traditional Japanese hotel) · ko 여관 (a traditional Japanese hotel) · de Ryokan (a traditional Japanese hotel) · fi ryokan (a traditional Japanese hotel) · fr ryokan (a traditional Japanese hotel) · ru рёкан (a traditional Japanese hotel) · ko 려관 (a traditional Japanese hotel) · cmn 日式旅館 /日式旅馆 (a traditional Japanese hotel) · ko 료칸 (a traditional Japanese hotel)