浴びる

Reading

Kana: あびる

Romaji: abiru

Definitions

v1

vt

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

2

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

Kanji

浴

Readings: ヨク、 あ.びる、 あ.びせる

Meanings: bathe, be favored with, bask in

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は冷(つめ)たい水(みず)を浴(あ)びた。

➥He poured cold water over himself.

さっとシャワーを浴(あ)びた。

➥She grabbed a shower.

一(いち)風呂(ふろ)浴(あ)びてさっぱりした。

➥I feel quite refreshed after taking a bath.

彼(かれ)は日光(にっこう)を全身(ぜんしん)に浴(あ)びた。

➥He saturated himself with sunshine.

彼(かれ)は級友(きゅうゆう)の嘲笑(ちょうしょう)を浴(あ)びた。

➥He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.

彼女(かのじょ)は毎朝(まいあさ)シャワーを浴(あ)びる。

➥She takes a shower every morning.