浴
浴 — Bathe
bathe, be favored with, bask in
On’yomiヨク (yoku)
Kun’yomiあびる (abiru)
Kun’yomiあびせる (abiseru)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 浴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浴びる | あびる abiru | to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun) |
| 入浴 | にゅうよく nyuuyoku | bathing; going in the bath |
| 浴室 | よくしつ yokushitsu | bathroom |
| 浴槽 | よくそう yokusou | bathtub |
| 浴衣 | ゆかた yukata | yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe |
| 海水浴 | かいすいよく kaisuiyoku | swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath |
Study notes
浴 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1136 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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