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onsen

/ɒnˈsɛn/

onsen noun: a (Japanese) hot spring.

onsen: a (Japanese) hot spring
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Noun

onsen (plural onsen or onsens)

  1. A (Japanese) hot spring.
    • The hottest springs in Japan aren't in the north but at the Obama Onsen outside Nagasaki.
  2. A Japanese-style resort hotel at a natural hot spring, offering on-site bathing.
    • We stayed at a traditional onsen with tatami, yukata, and kaiseki at Onyang outside Seoul.

onsen meaning in Marathi, Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian

onsen in Marathi

a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring
ओनसेन onsen

onsen in Tagalog

a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring
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onsen in Arabic

a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring
أُون-سِن ʔon-sen

onsen in Indonesian

a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring
onsen
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onsen in Thai
บ่อพุร้อน bɔ̀ɔ-pú-rɔ́ɔn, อนเซ็น on-sen

Forms of onsen

pluralonsen
pluralonsens

Plural of onsen: onsen or onsens

Origin of onsen

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).

Words formed from onsen

Questions about onsen

What does onsen mean?
Onsen means a (Japanese) hot spring.
What is onsen in Marathi?
Onsen in Marathi is ओनसेन (onsen). See Onsen meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is onsen?
Onsen is a noun.
How do you pronounce onsen?
Onsen is pronounced /ɒnˈsɛn/.
What is the plural of onsen?
The plural of onsen is onsen.

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