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ryokan

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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”).

noun ryokans · 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.

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noun a traditional Japanese hotel

한국어료칸 ryokan, 여관 yeogwan
日本語旅館 ryokan
中文日式旅館 /日式旅馆 Rìshì lǚguǎn
Françaisryokan
DeutschRyokan
Русскийрёкан rjókan

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@misc{ryokan_2026,
  title = {ryokan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ryokan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}