noun
public bath; communal bath
A bath or bathing facility shared by the public or a community, such as a sentō or onsen.
この町には共同浴場が三つあります。
There are three public baths in this town.
noun
community-run bath; local public hot spring
Specifically a bath or hot spring maintained by the local community, often free or with a low fee. Common in onsen towns.
地元の人が管理している共同浴場は、入浴料がとても安い。
The community-run bath managed by locals has a very low entrance fee.
Compound of 共同 (kyōdō, 'joint, communal') and 浴場 (yokujō, 'bathhouse').