Japanese symbol for “showering”
水浴び
みずあび
Romaji: mizuabi
bathing (in cold water); showering
In Japanese, showering is 水浴び, read みずあび (mizuabi).
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, vi, vs bathing (in cold water); showering
- n, vi, vs swimming
Written forms: 水浴び、水あび. Readings: みずあび.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 浴衣 | ゆかた yukata | yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe |
| 入浴 | にゅうよく nyuuyoku | bathing; going in the 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.
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