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ryokans

ryokans is the plural of ryokan.

Meaning of ryokan

Noun

ryokan (plural ryokans or ryokan)

  1. A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.
    • Mr. Ducasse is pursuing plans for a new hotel one hour from central Tokyo, a cross between a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn, and an auberge, a French country inn.2008 April 27, “Gift to the Mailroom, From the Boardroom”, in New York Times

Questions about ryokans

What is ryokans the plural of?
Ryokans is the plural of ryokan.

Words near ryokans in the dictionary

  1. rynt
  2. ryo
  3. ryoboku
  4. Ryobu
  5. ryokan
  6. ryokans
  7. Ryon
  8. Ryons
  9. RYOs
  10. ryot
  11. ryotei

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