温泉

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See also: 溫泉

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 溫泉 (“hot spring; spa; onsen; Wenquan County; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 溫泉).
Notes:

Japanese

 温泉 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Onsen on Wikipedia
温泉 (onsen): an onsen or hot spring in Nachikatsuura, Japan
Kanji in this term
おん
Grade: 3
せん
Grade: 6
kan'on
Alternative spelling
溫泉 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

  • /wonsen//onsen/

From Middle Chinese 溫泉 (MC 'won dzjwen, literally “warm + spring”). Compare modern Chinese 溫泉 / 温泉 (wēnquán).

Pronunciation

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Noun

(おん)(せん) (onsenをんせん (wonsen)?

  1. a hot spring
  2. a spa, an onsen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: onsen
  • Russian: онсэ́н m (onsɛ́n)

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN