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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.
湯船に浸かる。
To soak in the bathtub.
湯船のお湯が熱すぎた。
The water in the bathtub was too hot.
体を洗ってから湯船に入るのが日本の習慣だ。
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 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 + 船).
Also called 浴槽, which is more formal/technical.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 湯船に浸かる: to soak in the bathtub
- 湯船に入る: to get into the bathtub
- 湯船から出る: to get out of the bathtub
- 湯船にお湯を張る: to fill the bathtub with hot water