漢字道KANJIDO

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7Elementary year 410 strokesRadical
On
ヨク
Kun
あ(びる)・あ(びせる)
Meaning
bathe, bask, be showered with

Origin

ORIGIN

A phono-semantic character with 氵 (water) and 谷 as the sound, meaning to pour water over the body, to bathe.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヨク浴場・海水浴
あびる浴びる・水浴び
あびせる浴びせる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 入浴にゅうよく

    bathing

  • 海水浴かいすいよく

    sea bathing

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

夏は毎日海水浴を楽しむ。

In summer we enjoy swimming in the sea every day.

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