"ryokan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ryokans [plural], ryokan [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|旅館|りょかん}} 旅館(りょかん) (ryokan), {{ltc-l|旅館|inn, traveller's lodge}} 旅館 (MC ljoX kwanH, “inn, traveller's lodge”), {{cog|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|旅館|hotel}} 旅館/旅馆 (lǚguǎn, “hotel”), {{zh-l|旅|travel}} 旅 (lǚ, “travel”), {{zh-l|館|lodging-house}} 館/馆 (guǎn, “lodging-house”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ryokan}} ryokan (plural ryokans or ryokan)
  1. A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas. Wikipedia link: ryokan Translations (a traditional Japanese hotel): 日式旅館 /日式旅馆 (Rìshì lǚguǎn) (english: i.e. Japanese style hotel) (Chinese Mandarin), ryokan (Finnish), ryokan [masculine] (French), Ryokan [neuter] (German), 旅館 (ryokan) (alt: りょかん) (Japanese), 료칸 (ryokan) (Korean), 여관 (yeogwan) (alt: 旅館) (Korean), 려관 (ryeogwan) [North-Korea] (Korean), рёкан (rjókan) [masculine] (Russian)

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