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銭湯
sento
Description
銭湯は、お金をはらって入る公共のお風呂です。
A 銭湯 is a public bath you pay to enter.
昔は自分の家にお風呂がない人が銭湯によく行きました。
In the past, people without a bath at home often went to 銭湯.
Meanings
銭湯sento
public bathhouse where you pay to bathe
仕事のあとで銭湯に行きました。
I went to the public bath after work.
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Notes
- Etymology
銭 (money/coin) + 湯 (hot water), literally a hot bath you pay money for.
- Nuance
銭湯 is a neighborhood pay bathhouse; 温泉 refers specifically to natural hot springs.
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