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Kanji 湯: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 湯: hot water, bath, hot spring

Key takeaways

Kanji 湯: hot water, bath, hot spring. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

湯
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Meaning

hot waterbathhot spring

On reading

トウ

Kun reading

ゆ

Radical

水

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 湯

hot water, bath, hot spring

Kanji structure breakdown

湯

Structure breakdown

氵 + 昜

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine water (氵) being heated by the intense rays of the rising sun (昜). This represents 'hot water,' specifically the kind used in hot springs or for taking a bath.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

トウ
  • 熱湯ねっとう

    boiling water

Kun reading

ゆ
  • 茶の湯ちゃのゆ

    Japanese tea ceremony

  • 湯気ゆげ

    steam / vapor from hot water

  • 湯飲みゆのみ

    teacup for hot tea

  • 湯ゆ

    hot water

Commonly used words

  • 熱湯
    ねっとう

    boiling water

  • 茶の湯
    ちゃのゆ

    Japanese tea ceremony

  • 湯気
    ゆげ

    steam / vapor from hot water

  • 湯飲み
    ゆのみ

    teacup for hot tea

  • 湯
    ゆ

    hot water

Example sentences

Example 1

茶の湯を習い始めました。

Translation

I started learning the Japanese tea ceremony.

Example 2

茶の湯の道具を集めています。

Translation

I am collecting utensils for the tea ceremony.

Example 3

熱湯でやけどした。

Translation

I burned myself with boiling water.

Example 4

熱湯を急いで冷ます。

Translation

I quickly cooled down the boiling water.

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