Meaning

Primary

Bath

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Let the wind in from the window above your bath so the water is cool enough for you to take a bath! If the water is too hot, you'll get all dizzy and that's dangerous!

Reading

おふろ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. This isn't the same on'yomi reading you learned for , though. It's a little different: . If you're taking a bath you'd be a fool () to bring food in there. Drop the or you'll end up as soup!

Context

Context Sentences

ゆっくりお風呂に浸かりたいなあ。

I want to slowly soak in the bath.

Kanji Composition