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銭湯 (せんとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
public bath ; bathhouse
A traditional Japanese public bathhouse where customers pay an entrance fee. Often features a large communal bathing area and a sentō-specific atmosphere.
この
町まち
に
は
まだ
古ふる
い
銭せん
湯とう
が
残のこ
っ
て
いる
。
An old public bathhouse still remains in this town.
Written forms 銭せん 湯とう Usage 99%
Standard kanji form; the most common spelling for a public bathhouse.
洗せん 湯とう Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners are unlikely to encounter it.
Kanji 湯 hot water, bath, hot spring 洗 wash, inquire into, probe Similar words 温おん 泉せん 温泉 is a hot spring, often a resort or inn with natural mineral water, while 銭湯 is a public bathhouse using heated tap water.
スーパー 銭せん 湯とう A modern, larger-scale public bath with additional facilities like saunas and restaurants, compared to a traditional 銭湯.
Etymology Compound of 銭 (sen, 'coin, money') and 湯 (tō, 'hot water'), literally 'coin hot water', referring to a bathhouse where one pays for this word.
