also: さらゆ
noun
freshly drawn bath; clean bathwater
Refers to hot water just poured into a bathtub, before anyone has used it. Often used in contexts like 新湯を沸かす or 新湯に入る.
旅館に着いたら、新湯を沸かしてもらった。
When we arrived at the inn, they drew a fresh bath for us.
新湯に入ると、とても気持ちがいい。
It feels so good to get into a freshly drawn bath.
Alternate kanji spelling for the reading さらゆ.
Kana spelling for the reading さらゆ.
新 (new) + 湯 (hot water). The reading あらゆ is a kun'yomi compound; さらゆ uses the alternate reading さら for 新. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.