浴場
Meanings
1
Refers to a facility where people bathe, such as a sento or onsen bathhouse. Often used in compound names like 大浴場 (large public bath).
This inn has a spacious bathhouse.
2
Can mean a bathroom in a public or institutional context, but for a private home bathroom, 浴室 or 風呂場 is more common.
The gymnasium's bathroom is spacious and clean.
Usage patterns
- 浴場を利用するto use the (public) bathhouse
We decided to use the inn's large public bath.
- 浴場に入るto go into the bathhouse/bath area
I brought a towel and went into the bathhouse.