Vocabulary

What does 湯 (ゆ, yu) mean?

湯 (ゆ, yu) means hot water; hot bath water.

Quick facts
Readingゆ
Romajiyu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
ゆ
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyu

hot water; hot bath water

  1. 1noun hot water
  2. 2noun hot bath; hot spring
  3. 3noun molten iron

Example sentences

  • Please give me a cup of hot water.

  • This hot water is too hot.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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