CEFR A2

onsen

noun

Meaning

onsen means a (Japanese) hot spring. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The hottest springs in Japan aren't in the north but at the Obama Onsen outside Nagasaki.
We stayed at a traditional onsen with tatami, yukata, and kaiseki at Onyang outside Seoul.

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onsen (A2)

noun

Definition

onsen means a (Japanese) hot spring. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The hottest springs in Japan aren't in the north but at the Obama Onsen outside Nagasaki.
We stayed at a traditional onsen with tatami, yukata, and kaiseki at Onyang outside Seoul.
The article uses onsen to mean a (Japanese) hot spring.

How to Use onsen

a/the onsen (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a onsen."
onsen in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked onsen in context before translating it."

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