足湯

Japanese
Kanji in this term
足 湯
あし
Grade: 1		 ゆ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 足 (ashi, “foot”) +‎ 湯 (yu, “warm water”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

足(あし)湯(ゆ) • (ashiyu) 

  1. a heated footbath, either as an appliance for one person, or as a communal amenity

Synonyms
  • 脚(きゃく)湯(とう) (kyakutō)

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  5. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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