旅館 (りょかん, ryokan) Japanese meaning: ryokan

旅館 (りょかん, ryokan) Japanese meaning: ryokan | Kotomora

Kanji

ホテルN5
旅館 is a traditional Japanese-style inn with tatami rooms and shared baths, while ホテル refers to a Western-style hotel with beds and private bathrooms.
民みん宿しゅくN1
旅館 is a more formal, often larger inn with full service, whereas 民宿 is a small, family-run guesthouse with simpler facilities.
宿やどN3
旅館 refers specifically to a Japanese-style inn, while 宿 is a broader term covering any kind of lodging.
宿やど屋やN1
旅館 is a more formal, often larger traditional Japanese inn with fuller services, while 宿屋 is a plainer, more old-fashioned word for a lodging house.

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国こく民みん宿しゅく舎しゃ
旅館 is a traditional Japanese inn that can be privately or publicly run and often more upscale, whereas 国民宿舎 specifically denotes a government-operated budget facility.
ホステル
旅館 is a traditional, often pricier Japanese inn with tatami rooms, unlike the simple, budget-oriented ホステル.
宿しゅく舎しゃ
旅館 is a traditional Japanese inn for travelers, a more specific and commercial kind of lodging than the general term 宿舎.

旅りょ行こうN4
旅館 (a place to stay) and 旅行 (the act of traveling) share the kanji 旅 but refer to completely different things.
リゾートホテル
旅館 is a traditional Japanese-style inn, whereas リゾートホテル is typically a Western-style hotel offering vacation facilities.

From 旅 (travel) + 館 (building/hall), literally 'travel building'. The term has been used since the Edo period to refer to inns for travelers.