露天

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 露天 is read ろてん and refers to the open air, without a roof overhead.
• Basic usage: It describes outdoor facilities such as 露天風呂 or 露天の市場.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Same reading, different word
  • 露店 is also read ろてん, but refers to a street stall. 露天 focuses on the open-air setting and does not necessarily involve selling anything.
• Whether the water is a hot spring
  • 露天風呂 is an open-air bath. The expression alone does not establish that its water comes from a hot spring.