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bathe

HSK 7 N2
ヨク
あ.びる、あ.びせる
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 谷 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
valley
surname Gu
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[yù]
bath; to bathe
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あゆみ
Ayumi female given name
えき
Eki surname
ゆあみ
Yuami given name