# 湯 — hot water; bath

湯 means “hot water; bath”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: ゆ (yu). You'll see it in words such as 湯 (yu, “hot water”).

- Meaning: hot water; bath
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: ゆ (yu)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Water & the sea

## How to remember 湯

Water (氵) under the sun rays (昜): hot.

Parts: 氵 water · 昜 sun rays

## Words with 湯

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 湯 | ゆ (yu) | hot water |
| 湯のみ | ゆのみ (yunomi) | teacup |

## Don't confuse it with

[湿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/damp/) · [曹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sergeant/) · [場](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/location/) · [陽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sunlight/)

## More in the “Water & the sea” set

[流](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flow/) · [湾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bay/) · [岸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shore/) · [波](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wave/) · [沖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/open-sea/) · [湖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lake/) · [湯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hot-water/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hot-water/. Last updated 2026-11-01.