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浴

bathe
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingヨク
Kun readingあ.びる、あ.びせる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. batheRtK
  2. be favored with
  3. bask in
  1. to dash over oneself (e.g. water)
  2. to take (e.g. shower)
  3. to bask in (e.g. the sun)
  4. to bathe in
  5. to be flooded with (e.g. light)

Popular Usage

浴びる海水浴

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · valley · eight (八) · umbrella · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 852

Compound words

浴びるあびる
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light)
海水浴かいすいよく
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
入浴にゅうよく
bathing; going in the bath
浴室よくしつ
bathroom
浴場よくじょう
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
浴槽よくそう
bathtub
浴衣ゆかた
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
日光浴にっこうよく
sunbathing; basking in the sun
海水浴場かいすいよくじょう
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
浴びせるあびせる
to pour on
温浴おんよく
hot bath
混浴こんよく
mixed bathing
沐浴もくよく
bathing (of an infant)
全身浴ぜんしんよく
full-body bath
櫛風浴雨しっぷうよくう
struggling through wind and rain
公衆浴場こうしゅうよくじょう
public bathhouse
斎戒沐浴さいかいもくよく
purification
斎戒もく浴さいかいもくよく
purification

Additional Examples

彼は入浴して正装した。
He bathed and dressed.tatoeba
彼は日光を全身に浴びた。
He saturated himself with sunshine.tatoeba
彼は朝食前にシャワーを浴びた。
He had a shower before breakfast.tatoeba
彼は私に毒舌を浴びせた。
He showered abuse on me.tatoeba
俳句を学ぶための実践的な本であると賞賛を浴びる。
The book was praised as a practical book for learning haiku.wiki
大胆なカメラアングルとカメラワークで注目を浴びる。
He attracted attention by using bold camera angles and camera work.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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