足湯

Japanese

足湯 (ashiyu): a heated footbath as an appliance for personal use.

足湯 (ashiyu): a heated footbath as a communal public amenity, at the Obama Onsen resort.

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

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) あしゆ [àshíyú] (Heiban – [0])[2][4][5]
- (Tokyo) あしゆ [àshíꜜyù] (Nakadaka – [2])[4]
- IPA^(key): [a̠ɕijɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

足湯 (hiragana あしゆ, rōmaji ashiyu)

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

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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