お湯
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Meanings
1
Polite noun for hot water, used in everyday contexts like cooking, bathing, or making tea.
Let's boil some water and make coffee.
I fill the bathtub with hot water.
2
Refers to a hot bath itself, often in phrases like お湯に入る or お湯につかる.
I'm tired, so I want to take a hot bath.
Usage patterns
- お湯を沸かすto boil water
I boiled water in the kettle and made tea.
- お湯に入るto get into a hot bath
I got into the hot bath to warm up my cold body.
- お湯を注ぐto pour hot water
I poured hot water into the cup and made instant noodles.
- お湯につかるto soak in a hot bath
I soaked slowly in the hot bath to relieve the day's fatigue.
- お湯が出るfor hot water to come out (e.g. from a tap)
Hot water comes out right away in this hotel room.