空から風ぶ呂ろ

noun

steam bath; sauna

A bath that uses steam rather than hot water; often contrasted with 蒸し風呂. The kanji 空 (empty) may be misleading, as the bath is filled with steam.

See also: 蒸し風呂

• 旅りょ館かんの空から風呂ぶろでゆっくり汗あせを流ながした。

  I relaxed and sweated in the steam bath at the inn.

noun

empty bath; unfilled bathtub

A bathtub that has no water in it; the literal reading of the kanji. Less common than the steam bath sense.

• 空から風呂ぶろに水みずをためる。

  I fill the empty bathtub with water.