noun
drawing hot water; person who draws hot water
General term for the act of drawing hot water or a person who does so, often in a bathhouse context.
湯汲みの仕事は朝早くから始まる。
The work of drawing hot water starts early in the morning.
noun
bathhouse attendant who pours clean hot water for rinsing
Specific role in a traditional bathhouse: an employee who pours clean hot water over bathers for rinsing.
昔の銭湯には湯汲みという係の人がいた。
In old public bathhouses, there was an attendant called a yukumi.
noun
A ladle or scoop, especially one used in bathhouses to pour hot water.
湯汲みでお湯をすくって体にかける。
Scoop hot water with the ladle and pour it over your body.
湯桶 is a bucket for hot water, while 湯汲み can refer to the ladle or the act of drawing water.
柄杓 is a general ladle, whereas 湯汲み is specifically associated with bathhouses.
Compound of 湯 (hot water) and 汲み (drawing water), from the verb 汲む (to draw water).