温おん泉せんマーク

noun

hot spring symbol; onsen mark

The ♨ symbol used on maps and signs to indicate a hot spring or public bath.

• 地ち図ずで温おん泉せんマークを見みつけたら、すぐに行いきたくなる。

  When I spot the hot spring symbol on a map, I immediately want to go there.

noun

traditional love hotel

Slang from the Showa era, referring to a love hotel that used the ♨ symbol as a discreet sign. Now largely historical.

See also: 連れ込み宿 · 逆さクラゲ (さかさくらげ)

• 昭しょう和わの頃ころ、温おん泉せんマークは連つれ込こみ宿やどの目め印じるしとしても使つかわれていた。

  In the Showa period, the hot spring symbol was also used as a sign for traditional love hotels.