浴びる

あびる · abiru · JLPT N5 · verb-ichidan

to bathe

🚿 abiru: A BEE RUns for the shower to rinse off

浴 has the water radical 氵 on the left, marking it as a water word; the same kanji appears in 浴室 (bathroom). 浴びる means to pour something over yourself, so it also covers sunlight: 日を浴びる is to bask in the sun.

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