JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 湯: "hot water, bath, hot spring"
The kanji 湯 means "hot water, bath, hot spring". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read トウ in on'yomi and ゆ 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)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ゆ
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 | hot water, bath, hot spring |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1356 of 2,501 |
Common words with 湯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 湯hot water · hot bath; hot spring
- お湯eau chaude · bain chaud
- 湯気steam; vapour; vapor
- 湯船bathtub · boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
- 銭湯public bath; bathhouse
- 熱湯boiling water
- 湯浴み(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
- ぬるま湯tepid water; lukewarm water · comfortable; easy; relaxed; complacent
- 女湯women's bath; women's section in a public bath
- 男湯men's bath; men's section in a public bath
- 湯殿bathroom · bathing
- 薬湯medicated bath · (medical) decoction; infusion
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