バスタオル

ばすたおる
noun
bath towel
1. bath towel
bath towel
I dried my body with a bath towel.
New bath towels are fluffy and feel nice.
The hotel had two bath towels prepared.

バスタオル is a large towel used for drying the body after bathing. From English "bath towel."

TOWEL TYPES:

COUNTER:
Counted with (まい): バスタオル1(まい), 2(まい), etc.

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japanese bathing culture, people bring a small ()ぬぐい or フェイスタオル into the 浴室(よくしつ) for washing, while the バスタオル stays outside for drying afterward. This separation is standard at 銭湯(せんとう) (public baths) and 温泉(おんせん) (hot springs) as well.

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