Which Onsen Door Is Mine? Read These Two Kanji
To say men's bath / women's bath in Japanese, say 男湯・女湯 (otoko-yu / onna-yu).
Two little curtains stand between you and the most embarrassing moment of your trip.
男湯・女湯
otoko-yu / onna-yu
men's bath / women's bath
In this video
- 男湯、女湯。 otoko-yu, onna-yu Men's bath. Women's bath.
- これは女湯。あなたはどっち？ kore wa onna-yu. anata wa docchi? This one's the women's bath. Which are you?
Why this phrase
Reading the two kanji on an onsen or sento noren so you never walk into the wrong changing room. 男湯 is the men's bath, 女湯 the women's, and the curtain colors can swap daily so you trust the characters, not the color.
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