JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 浴: "bathe, be favored with, bask in"
The kanji 浴 means "bathe, be favored with, bask in". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ヨク in on'yomi and あ.びる, あ.びせる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.びるあ.びせる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bathe, be favored with, bask in |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1136 of 2,501 |
Common words with 浴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 浴びるto dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in · to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
- 浴びせるto pour on
- 浴衣yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
- 入浴bathing; going in the bath
- 浴室bathroom
- シャワーを浴びるto take a shower
- 浴槽bathtub
- 注目を浴びるto attract attention; to come into the limelight
- 浴場bathhouse; (public) bath · bathroom
- 浴びせかけるto throw (liquid) at; to dash · to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse); to level (insults)
- 水浴びbathing (in cold water); showering · swimming
- 海水浴swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
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