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onsen

/ɒnˈsɛn/
/ˈɒnsɛn/

Where it comes from

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).

noun onsen · onsens

A (Japanese) hot spring. The hottest springs in Japan aren't in the north but at the Obama Onsen outside Nagasaki.
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.

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noun a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring

한국어	온천 oncheon, 온센 onsen
日本語	温泉 onsen
中文	溫泉 /温泉 wēnquán
Português	onsen
Français	onsen
Deutsch	Onsen
Русский	онсэ́н onsɛ́n, онсе́н onsɛ́n
العربية	أُون-سِن ʔon-sen

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@misc{onsen_2026,
  title = {onsen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/onsen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}