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JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

bathe
be favored with
bask in

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヨク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あ.びる
あ.びせる
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
えき
さこ

Common Words

びる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2291
1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in

Examples
屋根は日を浴びて輝いている。
The roof is shining in the sun.
2

to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with

びせる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #5670
1

to pour on

Examples
彼は私に毒舌を浴びせた
He showered abuse on me.
かた
くい
Noun
Freq #8753
1

yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe

Examples
ジャーン。それじゃ春田くん、もう見てもいいわよ。みんなの浴衣、お披露目ねぇ〜。
Ta-dah! Well then, Haruta, it's OK to look now! It's everybody's yukata debut.
ゅうよく
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #10165
1

bathing; going in the bath

Examples
私は1日おきに入浴する。
I take a bath every other day.
くしつ
Noun
Freq #10550
1

bathroom

Examples
浴室付きの二人部屋をお願いします。
We'd like a room for two with a bath.
シャワーをあびる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #11407
1

to take a shower

くそう
Noun
Freq #14250
1

bathtub

Examples
何者かが彼女を浴槽で溺死させた。
Somebody had drowned her in the bathtub.
ちゅうもくをあびる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #16356
1

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

くじょう
Noun
Freq #19254
1

bathhouse; (public) bath

Examples
これが原因でたいていの街の浴場は困難な状態に陥った。
This caused most of the local bath-houses to fall on hard times.
2

bathroom

浴びせ掛ける
びせかけ
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #19968
1

to throw (liquid) at; to dash

Examples
彼は私に悪態を浴びせかけた
He flung a stream of abuse at me.
2

to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse); to level (insults)

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