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湯
yu
Description
「湯」は、あたたかいお水のことです。お茶を入れたり、おふろに入ったりするときに使います。
"湯" means warm water. It is used when making tea or taking a bath.
ふつうは「お湯」と、ていねいに言うことが多いです。
Usually, it is more polite to say "お湯".
Meanings
湯yu
hot water
お湯を沸かしてお茶を入れます。
I boil water and make tea.
湯yu
hot bath water; hot spring bath
湯につかると気持ちがいいです。
It feels good to soak in hot water.
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Notes
- Nuance
In everyday speech 湯 is usually said politely as お湯; bare 湯 sounds formal or literary.
- Etymology
Also refers to hot-spring/bathhouse water, seen in words like 銭湯 (public bath) and 湯船 (bathtub).
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