lukewarm water; tepid water
Water that is neither hot nor cold; often used for bathing or washing.
I wash my face with lukewarm water.
風呂の湯がぬるま湯になっていた。
The bath water had become tepid.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
comfortable; easy; unstimulating
Only with reading ぬるまゆ
Figurative use describing a situation or environment that is too comfortable and lacks challenge, often implying complacency or stagnation. Commonly used in phrases like ぬるま湯につかる.
He is content with a comfortable, unchallenging workplace.
If you stay in your comfort zone, you can't grow.
Standard spelling for both literal and figurative senses.
Rare kanji spelling; also read びおんとう or ぬるゆ in some contexts.
Compound of ぬるま (lukewarm) + 湯 (hot water). The reading ぬるまゆ is the most common; alternative readings びおんとう and ぬるゆ are rare and mostly restricted to the kanji spelling 微温湯.