bathe

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 浴 has 10 strokes and describes bathing and exposure to things such as light and liquids.
• Basic usage: 浴びる is read あびる, and 入浴 is read にゅうよく.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Meaning depends on what is received
  • 朝の光を浴びる means being in the morning sunlight.
  • 泥水を浴びた自転車 is a bicycle splashed with muddy water, so 浴びる does not always mean taking a bath.
• The activity of bathing
  • ゆっくり入浴した means taking a leisurely bath. 入浴 does not replace every instance of exposure to sunlight or splashes of muddy water.