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湯

湯 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. (原義)熱した水。ゆ。
  2. 薬草などを煎じて飲めるようにした液体。液状の薬。
  3. (現代中国・朝鮮)スープ。
  4. (日本・朝鮮)風呂。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「水」+音符「昜」。「ゆ」を意味する漢語｛湯｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

hot water, bath, hot spring

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • トウElem.
Kun (native)
  • ゆElem.
Other languages
  • 拼音tang1
  • 拼音shang1
  • 한글tang
  • 한글sang
  • Hán-ViệtThang
  • Hán-ViệtSương
  • Hán-ViệtThãng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+6E6F

Components

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵昜

Words using this kanji

  • 湯ゆ（ゆ）温度の高い水。 （語義1より）。特に銭湯。hot water, hot bath, hot spring, molten iron
  • 湯気ゆげsteam, vapour, vapor
  • 湯沸かし器ゆわかしきwater heater, water boiler
  • 湯治とうじ温泉に入湯することによって病気を治療すること。hot-spring cure, taking the baths
  • 湯のみゆのみteacup
  • 湯船ゆぶねbathtub, boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
  • 湯水ゆみずhot and cold water, abundant item, plentiful item
  • 湯タン（ゆ）温度の高い水。 （語義1より）。特に銭湯。soup
  • 湯元ゆもとsource of a hot spring
  • 湯殿ゆどの「ゆどの」の漢字表記。bathroom, bathing, bathing attendant (for a noble)
  • 湯口ゆぐちhot-water tap, hot spring
  • 湯女ゆなwomen who assist bathers at hot-springs resorts, bathhouse prostitute
  • 湯玉ゆだまbubbles in boiling water
  • 湯花ゆばなhot-springs mineral deposits (resembling flowers), flowers of sulphur, geyserite
  • 湯垢ゆあかscale (i.e. hard water coating in a kettle, etc.), fur
  • 湯屋ゆやpublic bathhouse, building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
  • 湯葉ゆばtofu skin, dried beancurd
  • 湯煮ゆに「ゆに」の漢字表記。boiling (e.g. food)
  • 湯煙ゆけむりゆけむり 参照steam
  • 湯煎ゆせん容器に入れたものをそのまま加熱せずに別の容器に入れた湯などで加熱すること。warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-9
Four Corner
3612.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a9.23
Heisig
585
Nelson
2633