How to say "bathe" in Japanese

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  • 浴するよくする
    suru verb (irregular), intransitive verbAn uncommon verb, and seldom the word for actually taking a bath: it really means to be bathed in something — sunlight or applause — the figurative side of English 'bathe'.
  • 浴すよくす
    godan verb, intransitive verbThe same verb as 浴する, simply without the する, and with the same sense: to be bathed in something rather than to take a bath. Equally uncommon, and rarely the word you want.
  • 風呂るふろる
    godan verb, intransitive verbCovers the everyday sense 'to take a bath'. It is slang — the noun 風呂 turned into a verb — with a jocular, casual flavor: fine in relaxed conversation, out of place in careful writing.

All three are uncommon choices for 'bathe': 「風呂る」 is slang for taking a bath, while 「浴する」 and 「浴す」 — identical in meaning — really cover the figurative sense of being bathed in something such as light or applause.

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