湯
湯 — Hot water
hot water, bath, hot spring
On’yomiトウ (tou)
Kun’yomiゆ (yu)
Stroke order (12 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 湯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湯 | ゆ yu | hot water; hot bath; hot spring |
| 銭湯 | せんとう sentou | public bath; bathhouse |
| 湯気 | ゆげ yuge | steam; vapour; vapor |
| 熱湯 | ねっとう nettou | boiling water |
| 湯のみ | ゆのみ yunomi | teacup |
| 給湯 | きゅうとう kyuutou | hot-water supply |
Study notes
湯 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1356 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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