| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| ホテル | ホテル |
Pronunciation: hoteru
How to Say It Outloud: hoh-teh-roo
Usage: Used to refer to a hotel, often borrowed from the English word 'hotel'. Commonly written in katakana as it is a loanword.
Example Sentence Japanese:
このホテルはとても綺麗です。
このホテルはとても綺麗です。Example Sentence English:This hotel is very clean.
This hotel is very clean.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 旅館 | りょかん |
Pronunciation: ryokan
How to Say It Outloud: ryo-kan
Usage: Refers to a traditional Japanese inn, typically featuring tatami-matted rooms and communal baths.
Example Sentence Japanese:次の旅行では旅館に泊まりたいです。
次の旅行では旅館に泊まりたいです。Example Sentence English:I want to stay at a ryokan on my next trip.
I want to stay at a ryokan on my next trip.Dictionary
ホテルホテルCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- hotel
- Hotel
宿やどCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- lodging; inn; hotel
- house; home; dwelling
- home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
旅館りょかんCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
- Ryokan (Japanese inn)
泊まりとまりCommon word
Noun- (overnight) stay; lodging
- inn; hotel
- night duty
- anchorage; harbor; port
旅次りょじ
Noun- hotel; inn
旅亭りょてい
Noun- hotel; inn
宿舎しゅくしゃCommon word
Noun- lodging (house); accommodation; hotel
- housing (for government employees)
テルホテルホ
Noun- hotel
客舎きゃくしゃ
Noun- hotel; inn; lodging
旅店りょてん
Noun- inn; hotel
ラブホテルラブホテル
Noun- love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
- Love hotel
連れ込み宿つれこみやど
Noun- hotel catering for lovers; hotel that rents rooms by the hour
宿泊料しゅくはくりょう
Noun- accommodation charge; room rate
宿代やどだい
Noun- hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
宿帳やどちょう
Noun- hotel register
ビジネスホテルビジネスホテル
Noun- business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
イン
Noun- inn; hotel
酒店さかだなCommon word
Noun- liquor store; off-licence; bottle shop
- hotel (in China)
温泉宿おんせんやど
Noun- hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
国民宿舎こくみんしゅくしゃ
Noun- inexpensive hotel operated by a local government
- Kokuminshukusha
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