入浴|にゅうよくnyuuyoku[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbathing; going in the bath
    私は1日にちおきに入浴にゅうよくする。↗
    I take a bath every other day.
Conjugation
Dictionary form入浴する(にゅうよくする)
Polite (masu)入浴します(にゅうよくします)
Negative (nai)入浴しない(にゅうよくしない)
polite (masen)入浴しません(にゅうよくしません)
classical zu / nu入浴せず・入浴せぬ(にゅうよくせず・にゅうよくせぬ)
Past (ta)入浴した(にゅうよくした)
polite (mashita)入浴しました(にゅうよくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)入浴しなかった(にゅうよくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)入浴しませんでした(にゅうよくしませんでした)
Te form入浴して(にゅうよくして)
Potential入浴できる(にゅうよくできる)
Passive入浴される(にゅうよくされる)
Causative入浴させる(にゅうよくさせる)
Causative passive入浴させられる(にゅうよくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)入浴すれば(にゅうよくすれば)
tara入浴したら(にゅうよくしたら)
Volitional入浴しよう(にゅうよくしよう)
polite (mashou)入浴しましょう(にゅうよくしましょう)
Imperative入浴しろ(にゅうよくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym湯浴みゆあみWrittenAn elegant, literary word for bathing, including soaking in hot springs. 「入浴」 is the more everyday term.
  • Related行水ぎょうずいNeutralA quick rinse in a tub or basin of water or hot water; also used for religious purification. 「入浴」 is general bathing, typically in a bathtub.
  • Related一風呂ひとふろCasualColloquial for going to have a soak, with a relaxed feel to it. 「入浴」 is more written and formal.
  • Related入湯にゅうとうWrittenWritten style for bathing, especially taking hot-spring cures, as in 「入湯税」. 「入浴」 is ordinary bathing.
  • Related浴するよくするWrittenWritten/formal: to bathe, and figuratively to receive a blessing or favor, as in 「恩恵に浴する」.
  • Related浴すよくすWrittenAn alternate form of 「浴する」: to bathe or receive a blessing. Literary only; not used in everyday speech.
  • Related沐浴もくよくWrittenWritten word for washing and cleansing the body, often for bathing a baby or religious purification. 「入浴」 is ordinary bathing.

For bathing in general, 「入浴」 is the standard word, though it leans written; in speech say 「お風呂に入る」 or 「一風呂」. Use 「入湯」 for hot-spring bathing, 「沐浴」 for bathing a baby, and 「行水」 for a quick rinse in a tub.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 風呂ふろに入はいること。
Kanji in this word
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