hot water

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 湯 has 12 strokes and denotes hot water or bathwater.
• Basic usage: 湯 is read ゆ, and 湯船 is read ゆぶね.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The water and its container
  • 湯船の湯を抜いてから means after draining the bathwater. 湯船 is the bathtub, and 湯 is the water in it.