漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
浴: bathe, be favored with
Also: bask in
JLPT N210 strokesGrade 4Your ink: 白 Not met
氵 carries the meaning · 谷 gives the sound
10 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ヨクyoku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 浴槽よくそうbathtub
- 浴室よくしつbathroom, bath
- 海水浴かいすいよくsea bathing, seawater bath
- 日光浴にっこうよくsunbathing
- 公衆浴場こうしゅうよくじょうpublic bathhouse
- 入浴するにゅうよくするbathe [v.i.]
あびるabiru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 浴びるあびるbathe, bask in the sun [v.t.]
- 水浴びみずあびbathing in cold water
あびせるabiseru · kun'yomi
- 浴びせるあびせるpour onto
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 浴衣ゆかたyukata (type of clothing)
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Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine three raindrops falling—that's sanzui! Whenever you see these three dots on the left side of a kanji, think of water, liquids, or anything that flows.”
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Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
The 谷 family reads ヨウ (you); 浴 is read ヨク.
Also read ヨク
6 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side浴 bathe · 氵
vs容 contain · 宀In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yù
Same form: 浴 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 浴 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 浴 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yù most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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