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源泉かけ流し (gensenkakenagashi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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This inn prides itself on its free-flowing hot spring water from the source.
The water from a free-flowing source is gentle on the skin.
Related words 循じゅん 環かん 風ぶ 呂ろ Refers to baths where the water is filtered, heated, and recirculated, often with chlorine added. The opposite of 源泉かけ流し.
Written forms 源げん 泉せん かけ 流なが し
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; the kana portion かけ流し is widely used and easy to read.
源げん 泉せん 掛か け 流なが し
Full kanji spelling; also seen but less common than the mixed form.
Etymology Compound of 源泉 (hot spring source) + かけ流し (continuously pouring, from 掛け流す). The term is a modern coinage used in the onsen industry.
