浴

音読おんよみ: ヨク

訓読くんよみ:びる・あびせる

画数かくすう: 10

部首ぶしゅ: 氵(さんずい)

Meaning

Bathe / Shower / Pour Over

Conjugation
Tap for 浴びる (receive) Tap for 浴びせる (inflict)
  • びる — to bathe / to take a shower
  • 浴室よくしつ — bathroom
  • 浴衣ゆかた — summer kimono / light robe worn after bathing
  • 浴槽よくそう — bathtub
  • 入浴にゅうよく — bathing / taking a bath
  • 水浴すいよく — bathing in water

The radical 氵(さんずい) hints at water. The kanji combines this with 谷 (valley) to suggest the act of water flowing over or being poured — thus symbolizing bathing or showering.

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