お風ふ呂ろ

お

ふ

ろ

Meanings

Polite everyday word for a bath, the bathtub, or the act of bathing. Often used in phrases like お風呂に入る (take a bath) or お風呂を沸かす (heat the bath).

Usage patterns

お風ふ呂ろを沸わかすto heat up/run a bath
母ははが先さきにお風ふ呂ろを沸わかしてくれた。
My mother ran the bath for me first.
お風ふ呂ろに浸つかるto soak in the bath
疲つかれた日ひはゆっくりお風ふ呂ろに浸つかる。
On tiring days I take a long soak in the bath.
お風ふ呂ろから出でるto get out of the bath
そろそろお風ふ呂ろから出でないと風邪かぜをひくよ。
You should get out of the bath soon or you'll catch a cold.

Expressions

お風ふ呂ろに入はいるtake a bath; have a bath · take a shower

Kanji

風wind, air, style
呂spine, backbone

Related words

入にゅう浴よくN1
入浴 is a formal, written word for bathing used in official or medical contexts, while お風呂 is the warm, everyday word for the bath itself.
風ふ呂ろ屋やN1
お風呂 refers to a bath or bathing place in general, including one's home bath, while 風呂屋 specifically means a public bathhouse.

Politeness

風ふ呂ろplainN5
風呂 is the plain word for a bath, while お風呂 adds the polite/honorific お- prefix commonly used in everyday conversation.

Don't confuse with

シャワーN5
シャワー refers specifically to a shower (standing and rinsing), whereas お風呂 refers to soaking in a filled bathtub.

Word family

お風ふ呂ろ屋や
public bathhouse; sento

Etymology

Polite form of 風呂 (ふろ, bath) with the honorific prefix お. 風呂 itself is of uncertain origin, possibly related to 蒸し風呂 (steam bath) or derived from a term for a room with a stove.