浴

音読おんよみ: ヨク

訓読くんよみ:びる・あびせる

画数かくすう: 10 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 氵(さんずい)

Meaning

Bathe, shower, pour over — used for washing the body with water or taking a bath.


  • びる — to bathe, to take a shower
  • 浴衣ゆかた — summer kimono (light robe worn after bathing)
  • 浴槽よくそう — bathtub
  • 入浴にゅうよく — bathing, taking a bath
  • 水浴すいよく — bathing in water

The radical 氵(さんずい) hints at water. The kanji combines this with 谷 (valley) to suggest the act of water flowing over or being poured — thus symbolizing bathing or showering.

シャワーをびました。
I took a shower.

温泉おんせんで ゆっくり入浴にゅうよくしました。
I relaxed in a hot spring bath.

浴衣ゆかたまつりきました。
I wore a yukata and went to the festival.

🎧 “ヨク” is the on-yomi, used in compound words like 入浴 or 日光浴. “あびる” is the kun-yomi and commonly appears in daily life, especially for taking a shower or bath.

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