Vocabulary

What does 浴びる (あびる, abiru) mean?

浴びる (あびる, abiru) means to bathe, to pour over oneself (water, sun).

Quick facts
Readingあびる
Romajiabiru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
あびる
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonabiru

to bathe, to pour over oneself (water, sun)

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun)
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

Example sentences

  • I sunbathe at the beach.

  • I take a shower every morning.

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