行ぎょう水ずい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

tub bath; washing oneself in a tub

Refers to bathing by pouring water over oneself using a basin or tub, often outdoors or in a simple setting. Common in summer or traditional contexts.

• 夏なつの暑あつい日ひには、庭にわで行ぎょう水ずいをするのが気き持もちいい。

  On a hot summer day, it feels good to take a tub bath in the garden.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

ritual purification; ablution

Used in religious contexts, such as Shinto purification (misogi) or Buddhist cleansing rituals. Less common in daily conversation.

• 神じん社じゃにお参まいりする前まえに、行ぎょう水ずいで身みを清きよめる。

  Before visiting the shrine, one purifies oneself with ablution.