Meet 湯 in everyday water and bathing words. Learn each reading with its whole word and context.

The idea

湯 has 12 strokes; use the linked diagram to follow their order. お湯 is おゆ, 銭湯 is せんとう, and 白湯 is さゆ. The table connects each word with a context.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
お湯おゆThe hot water is hot.
銭湯せんとうThere is a public bath near the station.
白湯さゆI drink plain hot water little by little.

Examples

  • お湯おゆを沸わかします。I boil water.
  • お湯おゆが熱あついです。The hot water is hot.
  • 温泉おんせんのお湯おゆにゆっくり入はいります。I take a leisurely soak in the hot spring.
  • 駅えきの近ちかくに銭湯せんとうがあります。There is a public bath near the station.
  • 浴槽よくそうにお湯おゆをためます。I fill the bathtub with hot water.
  • 白湯さゆを少すこしずつ飲のみます。I drink plain hot water little by little.

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Watch out

お湯 means hot water and does not itself specify that it is boiling. 銭湯 is a public bath, not a hot spring: 温泉 refers to a hot spring.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of お湯 in hiragana.

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    おゆ

    お湯 is おゆ: hot water. The お is part of the usual polite word.

  2. Write the reading of 銭湯 in hiragana.

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    せんとう

    銭湯 is せんとう: a public bath. 湯 is read とう in this compound.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 白＿（さゆ）［湯／水］.

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    湯

    湯 completes 白湯, read さゆ: plain hot water. Learn this reading as a whole word.

Use it today

Write 湯 using the stroke diagram. Cover the table, read お湯 and 銭湯, then make a sentence with one.