Japanese symbol for “bath”
風呂
ふろ
Romaji: furo
bath; bathing; bathtub; bathroom
In Japanese, bath is 風呂, read ふろ (furo).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n bath; bathing; bathtub; bathroom
- n bathhouse; public bath
- n room for drying lacquerware
- n base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bath”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バス | バス basu | bath |
| 浴場 | よくじょう yokujou | bathhouse; (public) bath |
| 水浴 | すいよく suiyoku | a bath; bathing |
| 湯浴み | ゆあみ yuami | (taking a) bath; hot spring cure |
| お風呂 | おふろ ofuro | bath |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
| 風景 | ふうけい fuukei | scenery; scene; landscape |
| 風俗 | ふうぞく fuuzoku | manners; customs |
| 風邪 | かぜ kaze | (common) cold; influenza; flu |
| 風船 | ふうせん fuusen | balloon (toy or decoration) |
| 露天風呂 | ろてんぶろ rotenburo | open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo |
| 風呂敷 | ふろしき furoshiki | furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper |
| 風呂屋 | ふろや furoya | public bathhouse |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bath”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.