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湯

hot water, bath, hot spring

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • トウ

Kun'yomi

  • ゆ

Meaning

湯 centers on heated water: hot water for bathing, a bath itself, or a natural hot spring. All meanings share the idea of water made warm for soaking or comfort.

Most common words using 湯

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  • 湯ゆ
    N5

    hot water

  • お湯おゆ

    hot water

  • 銭湯せんとう
    N1

    public bath; bathhouse

  • 熱湯ねっとう
    N1

    boiling water

  • 湯船ゆぶね

    bathtub

  • 湯気ゆげ
    N2

    steam; vapour; vapor

  • 足湯あしゆ

    footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet

  • ぬるま湯ぬるまゆ

    tepid water; lukewarm water

  • 白湯さゆ

    (plain) hot water; boiled water

  • 白湯パイタン

    white broth (esp. for ramen); broth without soy sauce (made by simmering bones)

  • 給湯きゅうとう

    hot-water supply

  • 湯たんぽゆたんぽ

    hot-water bottle

  • 湯煙ゆけむり

    steam

  • 湯麺タンメン

    Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup

  • 湯女ゆな

    women who assist bathers at hot-springs resorts

  • 湯豆腐ゆどうふ

    boiled tofu

  • 湯治とうじ

    hot-spring cure; taking the baths

  • 湯元ゆもと

    source of a hot spring

  • 茶の湯ちゃのゆ
    N1

    tea ceremony; chanoyu

  • 湯水ゆみず

    hot and cold water

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Etymology

湯 combines the water radical 氵 with 昜, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to warmth or rising. The character originally referred to hot water or heated liquid.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 plus the warm-looking shape 昜 (like a sun 日 with spreading rays) suggests water heated by the sun: hot water for a bath or hot spring.

Reading mnemonic

For トウ, imagine a toe dipping into hot water: toe -> トウ, and the warm bath soothes it.