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蒸し風呂 (むしぶろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蒸むし風ぶ呂ろ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

A bath or room filled with steam, similar to a sauna but using moist heat.

旅りょ館かんの蒸むし風ぶ呂ろで汗あせを流ながした。
I sweated it out in the inn's steam bath.

Written forms

蒸むし風ぶ呂ろUsage75%
Standard spelling with okurigana.
蒸むし風ぶ呂ろUsage25%
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.

Kanji

蒸steam, heat, sultry
風

wind, air, style

呂spine, backbone

Similar words

サウナ
サウナ is a dry heat bath, while 蒸し風呂 uses moist steam.
風ふ呂ろ
風呂 is a general bath, while 蒸し風呂 specifically refers to a steam bath.

Etymology

Compound of 蒸し (steaming) + 風呂 (bath).