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ryokan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
ryokan
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese 旅館(りょかん) (ryokan), which is from Middle Chinese 旅館 (MC ljoX kwanH, “inn, traveller's lodge”). Compare modern Chinese 旅館／旅馆 (lǚguǎn, “hotel”), from 旅 (lǚ, “travel”) + 館／馆 (guǎn, “lodging-house”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ryokans (plural)

Questions

What does ryokan mean?
A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.
Where does ryokan come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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