# 湯 — Hot Water

Frequency rank 1043 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 崩 (Crumble), less common than 誘 (Invite).

- On’yomi: とう
- Kun’yomi: ゆ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A tsunami (氵) of easy (昜) flowing water — heating easy, flowing water until it becomes steaming hot water.

In words:

- 湯 ゆ — hot water
- 湯気 ゆげ — steam,vapour
- 湯飲み ゆのみ — teacup

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