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ryokan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 日式旅館 /日式旅馆 (Rìshì lǚguǎn) — a traditional Japanese hotel
  • Finnish: ryokan — a traditional Japanese hotel
  • French: ryokan — a traditional Japanese hotel
  • German: Ryokan — a traditional Japanese hotel
  • Japanese: 旅館 (ryokan) — a traditional Japanese hotel
  • Korean: 료칸 (ryokan) — a traditional Japanese hotel
  • Korean: 여관 (yeogwan) — a traditional Japanese hotel
  • Korean: 려관 (ryeogwan) — a traditional Japanese hotel
  • Russian: рёкан (rjókan) — a traditional Japanese hotel