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JLPT N4 · Noun

湯 (yu)

湯 (ゆ, yu) is a Japanese noun meaning “hot water”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ゆ
Romaji
yu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. hot water · noun
  2. hot bath; hot spring · noun
  3. molten iron · noun

Example sentences

砂糖は湯に入れると溶ける。
Sugar dissolves in hot water.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 湯

湯
hot water, bath, hot springトウ・ゆ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 湯.

湯気ゆげsteam湯飲ゆのみteacup湯飲みゆのみteacup熱湯ねっとうboiling water茶の湯ちゃのゆtea ceremony

Source: JMdict entry 1448580 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.