モーテル

also: モテル

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Meanings

1

Standard meaning: a roadside hotel with parking, as in English.

We stayed at a motel during the long drive.

2

drive-in love hotel

In Japanese usage, often refers to a love hotel with direct car access for privacy; compare ラブホテル.

〈場ば所しょ〉のモーテルに泊とまるto stay at a motel in a place
国こく道どう沿ぞいのモーテルに泊とまった。
We stayed at a motel along the highway.
モーテルを利り用ようするto use a motel
ドライブの途と中ちゅうでモーテルを利り用ようした。
We used a motel partway through our drive.

ラブホテル sense 2
ラブホテル is the general term for a love hotel, while モーテル in its second sense specifically implies a drive-in style with direct car access for privacy.
ホテルN5sense 1
ホテル is the general word for any hotel, whereas モーテル specifically denotes a roadside motel designed for motorists with attached parking.

モデルN3
モデル (model) and モーテル (motel) sound similar in Japanese but are completely unrelated in meaning, one a model/version and the other a roadside lodging.

軒けんN4
Used when counting motels as buildings.
棟とうN1
Counts whole buildings; the formal reading used in official contexts like real-estate listings and hospitals.

Loanword from English 'motel'. The second sense developed in Japanese to refer to a type of love hotel with drive-in access.