お風呂(ふろ)

おふろ
noun
bath, bathtub
daily-life
1. bath, bathtub
A tub filled with hot water for bathing. In Japan, the bath is for soaking after washing outside the tub.
お風呂(ふろ)を沸(わ)かしてください。
Please heat the bath.
お風呂(ふろ)は熱(あつ)いですか。
Is the bath water hot?
お風呂(ふろ)が沸(わ)きました。
The bath is ready.
お風呂(ふろ)を洗(あら)う。
To clean the bathtub.
お風呂(ふろ)の水(みず)を入(い)れてください。
Please fill the bathtub with water.
2. bathing, taking a bath
The act of taking a bath, an important daily ritual in Japanese culture.
お風呂(ふろ)に入(はい)りましたか。
Did you take a bath?
毎日(まいにち)お風呂(ふろ)に入(はい)ります。
I take a bath every day.
お風呂(ふろ)から出(で)たら、電話(でんわ)してください。
Please call me when you get out of the bath.
寝(ね)る前(まえ)にお風呂(ふろ)に入(はい)る。
I take a bath before going to bed.
日本(にほん)ではお風呂(ふろ)が長(なが)い。
In Japan, people take long baths.
お風呂(ふろ)に入(はい)ってさっぱりした。
I felt refreshed after taking a bath.

お風呂(ふろ) refers to both the bathtub and the act of bathing. The お is the beautifying prefix; お風呂(ふろ) is the normal everyday form, and plain 風呂(ふろ) sounds blunt except in compounds (露天風呂(ろてんぶろ), 風呂場(ふろば)).

Cultural note

Wash and rinse your body outside the tub before soaking. The bath water is often shared by family members.

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Related: 銭湯(せんとう) (public bathhouse)
Related: 温泉(おんせん) (hot spring)
Related: シャワー (shower)
Related: 露天風呂(ろてんぶろ) (outdoor bath)
Related: 浴室(よくしつ) (bathroom)
Related: 脱衣所(だついじょ) (changing room)
Related: 洗浴(せんよく) (washing and bathing)
Compare: 風呂場(ふろば) (bathroom)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:17 · Revised 2026.9.29 18:11
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