What is the Kanji for "Bath"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Bath", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Bath" is "呂".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Sebone".

Its onyomi readings are "Ryo" and "Ro".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 1 parts:

The kanji "口" means "Mouth" and can be read as "Ku", "Kuchi", and "Kou"

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "呂" mean in japanese?

"呂" means "Bath".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

風呂: "Bath". The Japanese noun '風呂 (ふろ)' refers to a traditional Japanese bathing facility. It can be used to describe a room or structure specifically designed for bathing, often made of wood and featuring a deep soaking tub. '風呂' is an essential part of Japanese daily life and culture. For example: I took a bath in the ofuro - (私は風呂で入浴した). The bathwater in the ofuro is hot - (風呂の湯は熱い).

風呂屋: "Bathhouse". The noun '風呂屋 (ふろや)' means 'bathhouse'. It refers to a public bath or spa establishment where people can go to bathe and relax. Bathhouses are a common feature of Japanese culture, providing a place for communal bathing and socializing. They often have large communal bathing areas as well as individual private baths. For example: I went to the local bathhouse - (私は近所の風呂屋に行きました).

風呂場: "Bathroom". The Japanese noun '風呂場 (ふろば)' refers to the room or area in a house or building where the bathtub and other bathing facilities are located. It is used to specifically denote the space designated for bathing, as opposed to a general term for the bathroom. For example: I'm going to the bathroom - (風呂場に行きます). The bathroom is on the second floor - (風呂場は2階にあります).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "り" is read as "ri". The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "ぼ" is read as "bo". And The hiragana "ね" is read as "ne".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.