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Water Hot Spring Piggy Bank 湯 トウ ゆ

Kanji
Onyomi トウ
Kunyomi
English hot water, bath, hot spring
Examples 湯(ゆ): (1) hot water (2) hot bath; hot spring (3) molten iron
熱湯(ねっとう): boiling water
湯気(ゆげ): steam; vapour; vapor
湯飲み(ゆのみ): teacup
茶の湯(ちゃのゆ): tea ceremony
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 3
Frequency 1356
Components 水: water
昜: open; sun
Number of Strokes 12
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 85
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword hot water
Koohii Story 1 Imagine a hot water kettle for your tea, except this one is a pink piggy bank that pours the water from its snout (and squeals when the water is piping hot). Make sure to use a potholder!
Koohii Story 2 Hot water is a phrase that can mean "getting into trouble." This kanji pictures just one of the many meanings of that phrase: it´s water that you get into (with creditors and the like) when your piggy bank is empty!

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade3, kanjifreq1001-1500

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