Meaning

Primary

Public Bath

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Give a coin and get hot water. So you hand over a coin and then you get hot water in the form of a bath. It's a bath for anyone willing to pay, making it a public bath.

Reading

せんとう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You don't know the on'yomi reading of , though, so just think about how when you get in the public bath, you're in Tokyo (とう), because there are a lot of public baths in Japan, and Tokyo is the most well known city there.

Context

Context Sentences

祖父の一日は、銭湯から始まります。

My grandfather starts his day by going to a public bath.

Kanji Composition