湯

ゆ · yu · JLPT N4 · noun

hot water

♨️ yu = the YOU-need-a-bath water: 湯 is hot water, as in a bathhouse

湯 = water radical 氵 + 昜 (sun, rising warmth): water that has been heated. In Japan ゆ on a bathhouse curtain means hot bath water. Sound hook: yu sounds like you, and you soak in the yu.

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