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water temperature (of a bath)
The temperature of hot water, especially of a bath being prepared or just filled. Typically used when checking or commenting on whether a bath is at a comfortable temperature.
湯加減はどう？
How's the bath temperature?
ちょうどいい湯加減だ。
The bath is just the right temperature.
母は父のために毎晩丁寧に湯加減を調整していた。
My mother carefully adjusted the bath temperature for my father every evening.
Compound of 湯 (hot water) + 加減 (degree, condition). The suffix 加減 attaches to many nouns to mean 'the degree/state of' something.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 湯加減はどう？: how's the bath temperature?
- ちょうどいい湯加減: just-right bath temperature
- 湯加減を見る: to check the bath temperature
- 湯加減を調節する: to adjust the bath temperature
CULTURAL CONTEXT:
Asking about 湯加減 is a common household exchange in Japan, where evening baths are a daily ritual. The polite form お湯加減はいかがですか is often used at inns and hot springs by staff checking on guests.