# 浴 — bathe

浴 means “bathe”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ヨク (yoku). Kun'yomi: あ(びる) (abiru). You'll see it in words such as 浴びる (abiru, “to pour over oneself; to bathe in”).

- Meaning: bathe
- On'yomi: ヨク (yoku)
- Kun'yomi: あ(びる) (abiru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Water & the sea 1

## How to remember 浴

Parts: 氵 water · 谷 valley

## Words with 浴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 浴びる | あびる (abiru) | to pour over oneself; to bathe in |
| 浴びせる | あびせる (abiseru) | to pour on |

## Don't confuse it with

[谷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/valley/) · [溶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dissolve/) · [欲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/desire/) · [裕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ample/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 1” set

[河](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/large-river/) · [浮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/float/) · [泉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/spring-of-water/) · [浴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bathe/) · [潟](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lagoon/) · [液](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/liquid/) · [沈](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sink/) · [干](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hang-out-to-dry/)

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