大浴場(だいよくじょう)

だいよくじょう
noun
large communal bath; public bath area
1. large communal bath; large public bath
A large communal bathing area, typically found at hot-spring inns (温泉旅館(おんせんりょかん)), hotels, and some public bath facilities. Separated by gender and often featuring stone tubs and views of nature.
旅館(りょかん)の大浴場(だいよくじょう)に入(はい)った。
I bathed in the inn's large communal bath.
大浴場(だいよくじょう)は午前(ごぜん)十一時(じゅういちじ)までです。
The large bath is open until 11 a.m.
温泉(おんせん)の大浴場(だいよくじょう)から雪景色(ゆきげしき)が見(み)えて最高(さいこう)だった。
From the hot spring's large bath, I could see the snowy scenery — it was wonderful.

Compound of 大(だい) (large) + 浴場(よくじょう) (bathing place). A standard feature of Japanese hot-spring inns, hotels, and capsule hotels. Always sex-segregated and used naked.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 大浴場(だいよくじょう)に入(はい)る: to enter the large bath
  • 大浴場(だいよくじょう)付(つ)き: with a large bath (hotel feature)
  • 男性(だんせい)大浴場(だいよくじょう): men's large bath
  • 女性(じょせい)大浴場(だいよくじょう): women's large bath

CULTURAL CONTEXT:
Guests at traditional inns (旅館(りょかん)) often bathe in the 大浴場(だいよくじょう) rather than using in-room baths. Bathing etiquette requires washing thoroughly at the shower stalls before entering the communal tub.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 露天風呂(ろてんぶろ): outdoor bath
  • 温泉(おんせん): hot spring
  • 銭湯(せんとう): public bathhouse (neighborhood, paid)
  • 貸切風呂(かしきりぶろ): private bath (rented out for one group)
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