銭湯

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 銭湯 (せんとう) is a public bathhouse used for a fee. 銭湯で marks the place of bathing; 銭湯の煙突 names part of the building.
• Basic usage: A person washes after work at a nearby bathhouse, while the tall chimney of an old bathhouse is visible from afar.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Place used for bathing and chimney identifying the building
  • で marks where the activity occurs; の links the facility to its chimney. The word denotes a communal bath facility rather than hot-spring water itself.