Japanese edit

 ラブホテル on Japanese Wikipedia

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from love +‎ hotel,[1] equivalent to ラブ (rabu) + ホテル (hoteru).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ブホテル [ràbú hóꜜtèrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠bɯ̟ᵝ ho̞te̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

ラブホテル (rabu hoteru

  1. a love hotel (short-stay hotel for sex)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN