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onsen

Pronunciation: /ɒnˈsɛn/

The English word “onsen” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A (Japanese) hot spring.
  2. A Japanese-style resort hotel at a natural hot spring, offering on-site bathing.

Etymology

From Japanese 温泉 (onsen), from Middle Chinese 溫泉 ('won dzjwen, “hot springs”), from 溫 /温 (wēn, “warm”) + 泉 (quán, “spring[s]”). Compare the modern Mandarin pronunciation 溫泉 /温泉 (wēnquán).

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