381.湯

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湯

1. Meaning and Reading

  • hot water, bath
  • Onyomi : とう
  • Kunyomi : ゆ

2. Kanji Explanation

  • 氵 : Water
  • 昜 : sunlight

Water (氵) warmed by the intense sunlight (昜), symbolizing ‘hot water’.

湯 kanji meaning and mnemonic illustration

3. Example Words

お湯 おゆ
hot water

I soaked my body in the hot water at a hot spring.

熱湯 ねっとう
boiling water

Please be careful of the boiling water.