浴 means “bathe, bask in”

あびる · abiru

Also: be favored with

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あびる, あびせる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヨク

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 4 · 10 strokes

The story

Water (氵) flowing down into a valley (谷): picture a mountain hot spring. 浴びる is to pour water over yourself, as in シャワーを浴びる, the cotton 浴衣 began as a robe for bathing, and 森林浴 is forest bathing.

Used in 浴びる (abiru, to shower/bathe in), 浴衣 (yukata, summer cotton kimono), and 入浴 (nyuuyoku, taking a bath)

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