湯

hot water

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingトウ

Kun readingゆ

JLPT level: N2 Jōyō Grade 3

Meanings

hot waterRtK
bath
hot spring

hot bath
molten iron

Synonyms

Radicals and components

Radical水water 氵variant 氺variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · piggy bank · sun (日) · day (日) · piglets

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 585

Compound words

探湯くかたち

trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)

湯船ゆぶね

bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

銭湯せんとう

public bath; bathhouse

湯気ゆげ

steam; vapour; vapor

湯治とうじ

hot-spring cure; taking the baths

熱湯ねっとう

boiling water

茶の湯ちゃのゆ

tea ceremony; chanoyu

湯のみゆのみ

teacup

湯沸かし器ゆわかしき

water heater; water boiler

open air bath (in an inn, onsen, etc.)

washing a corpse for burial

tangyuan (rice flour dumpling)

湯灌ゆかん

washing a corpse for burial

湯熨ゆのし

steam ironing

On Reading Examples

熱湯でやけどをしました。ねっとう

I burned myself with boiling water.tatoeba

熱湯が突然吹き出した。ねっとう

Hot water burst out.tatoeba

ポットに熱湯をいっぱい入れてください。ねっとう

Please fill the teapot with boiling water.tatoeba

彼女はカップに熱湯を注いだ。ねっとう

She poured boiling water into the cup.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

この湯は精神と肉体の調和をもたらすと言われています。ゆ

It is said that this hot water brings a balance between body and mind.tatoeba

砂糖は湯に入れると溶ける。ゆ

Sugar dissolves in hot water.tatoeba

Additional Examples

熱湯でやけどをしました。

I burned myself with boiling water.tatoeba

熱湯が突然吹き出した。

Hot water burst out.tatoeba

日本人は寝る前に熱い湯につかるのが好きです。

Japanese love to soak in a hot tub before bed.tatoeba

鍋が湯わかしを黒いという。

The pot calls the kettle black.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 湯

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