Polite noun for hot water, used in everyday contexts like cooking, bathing, or making tea.
お湯を沸かしてコーヒーを入れましょう。
Let's boil some water and make coffee.
Refers to a hot bath itself, often in phrases like お湯に入る or お湯につかる.
疲れたから、お湯に入りたい。
I'm tired, so I want to take a hot bath.
I boiled water in the kettle and made tea.
I fill the bathtub with hot water.
冷えた体を温めるためにお湯に入った。
I got into the hot bath to warm up my cold body.
I poured hot water into the cup and made instant noodles.
I soaked slowly in the hot bath to relieve the day's fatigue.
Hot water comes out right away in this hotel room.
お水 refers to cold or plain water, whereas お湯 specifically means hot water.
お湯 means hot water, the direct opposite of 冷や (cold water).
湯 is the plain, everyday word for hot water, while お湯 is the polite form used in typical conversation.
温泉 is a natural hot spring bath, while お湯 is the general word for any hot water, including bathwater.
hot water dilution; alcohol diluted with hot water
filling the bathtub with hot water
Polite prefix お- + 湯 (hot water). The prefix adds politeness and is standard in everyday speech.