お風呂

• 読み: おふろ
• ローマ字: ofuro
• 漢字の分解: 風 (fuu/kaze) — wind, style; 呂 (ro) — spine, backbone
• 発音: /o.ɸɯ.ɾo/

意味

Bath; bathtub. Refers to both the act of bathing and the bath itself.

Almost always used with the polite prefix お. The base form 風呂 (furo) is less common in everyday speech. Essential daily life vocabulary in Japan, where bathing culture is deeply valued. Key phrases: お風呂に入る (take a bath), お風呂を沸かす (heat the bath). Japanese baths are for soaking after washing — never soap in the tub.

例文

1. 毎晩お風呂に入ります。
2. お風呂のお湯が熱いです。
3. お風呂に入ってから寝ます。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, home, hygiene

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 風 (wind) and 呂 (spine/backbone) together originally referred to a steam bath where hot air circulated, later evolving to mean any bathing facility.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal