温 泉(おんせん)

おんせん

noun

hot spring, spa

1. hot spring, spa

A natural spring of geothermally heated water, or a resort/facility built around such a spring.

週末(しゅうまつ)に温泉(おんせん)に行(い)く予定(よてい)だ。

I plan to go to a hot spring on the weekend.

日本(にほん)には温泉(おんせん)がたくさんある。

There are many hot springs in Japan.

温泉(おんせん)に入(はい)ると疲(つか)れが取(と)れる。

Taking a hot spring bath relieves fatigue.

家族(かぞく)で温泉(おんせん)旅行(りょこう)に行(い)ってきた。

I went on a hot spring trip with my family.

この温泉(おんせん)は肌(はだ)にいいと言(い)われていて、遠(とお)くから来(く)る人(ひと)も多(おお)い。

This hot spring is said to be good for the skin, and many people come from far away.

Cultural note: 温泉(おんせん) is deeply ingrained in Japanese culture. Japan has roughly 3,000 hot spring areas due to its volcanic geography.

Common patterns

温泉(おんせん)に入(はい)る (to take a hot spring bath)
温泉(おんせん)に行(い)く (to go to a hot spring/spa)
温泉(おんせん)旅行(りょこう) (hot spring trip)
温泉(おんせん)地(ち) (hot spring resort area)
温泉(おんせん)宿(やど)/旅館(りょかん) (hot spring inn)

TYPES (baths):

露天風呂(ろてんぶろ) (outdoor bath)
内湯(うちゆ) (indoor bath)
足湯(あしゆ) (foot bath)

CULTURAL NOTE (famous hot spring towns):

別府(べっぷ), 箱根(はこね), 草津(くさつ), 有馬(ありま)

Related Words

Related: 火山(かざん) (volcano)

Related: 足湯(あしゆ) (foot bath)

Compare: 大浴場(だいよくじょう) (large communal bath)

Related: 伊豆(いず) (Izu (peninsula in Shizuoka))

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Added 2026.1.13 21:42 · Revised 2026.10.10 15:20

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