Japanese word

浸かる

Pronunciation

Romajitsukaru

Meaning

  • verbsoak in

Example

毎晩、お風呂に浸かります。mai ban o fu ro ni tsu ka ri ma su

I soak in the bath every night.

Illustration for 浸かる (soak in)

More examples

冷えた体を温めるために、熱い湯に浸かりました。hi e ta karada o atata me ru ta me ni atsu i yu ni tsu ka ri ma shi ta

I soaked in hot water to warm my cold body.

Core concept

It describes staying partly or wholly inside liquid so that the liquid surrounds the body or object.

Common phrases

  • お風呂に浸かるo fu ro ni tsu ka ru

    soak in a bath

  • 温泉に浸かるon sen ni tsu ka ru

    soak in a hot spring

  • 湯に浸かるyu ni tsu ka ru

    soak in hot water

Similar words

浸るhitaru: To be surrounded by liquid or completely absorbed in a feeling, atmosphere, or situation.

Definition in Japanese

湯や水などの中に身を入れ、体の一部または全体を液体に浸した状態になること。yu ya mizu na do no naka ni mi o i re karada no ichi bu ma ta wa zen tai o eki tai ni hita shi ta jō tai ni na ru ko to

Word origin

浸かる (tsukaru, "to soak in") is a native Japanese derivative of 浸く (tsuku, "to be immersed"); 浸く provides the basic idea of immersion, and -aru forms the related verb.

Usage tips

  • The bath sense of 浸かる (tsukaru) matches soak in the bath, but English soak in also has a common figurative meaning of taking in sights, sounds, or ideas.

Other meanings

  • be submergedverb
  • be soakedverb

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