湯船(ゆぶね)

ゆぶね
noun
bathtub
buildingculture
1. bathtub
The tub portion of a Japanese bath that holds hot water for soaking. In Japanese bathing culture, one washes and rinses outside the tub before entering the bathtub to soak.
湯船(ゆぶね)に浸(つ)かる。
To soak in the bathtub.
湯船(ゆぶね)のお湯(ゆ)が熱(あつ)すぎた。
The water in the bathtub was too hot.
体(からだ)を洗(あら)ってから湯船(ゆぶね)に入(はい)るのが日本(にほん)の習慣(しゅうかん)だ。
It's a Japanese custom to wash your body before getting into the bathtub.

Usage

The standard everyday word for a bathtub in Japanese. In Japanese homes, the 湯船(ゆぶね) is strictly for soaking, not for washing — one rinses off at a separate washing area before entering. The word literally means "hot water vessel" (from 湯(ゆ) + 船(ふね)).

Also called 浴槽(よくそう), which is more formal/technical.

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Synonym: 浴槽(よくそう) (formal/technical)
Related: 追(お)い焚(だ)き (reheating (bath water))
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Added 2026.2.24 19:00 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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