ペンション

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pension.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ンション [péꜜǹshòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [pẽ̞ɰ̃ɕõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ペンション • (penshon

  1. pension, a boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services

Usage notes

For the "annuity" sense of pension, see 年金(ねんきん) (nenkin)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN