bathe

(waterleft) + (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes

Onyomi

Mnemonic

I bathe in the water in the valley.

Kunyomi

あ*びる bathe
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

浴衣(ゆかた)

yukata ; a summer kimono ☆☆☆☆☆ FP1/2 KANA
(bathe) + (cloth) = 浴衣 (yukata ; a summer kimono)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
bathe PEAKED ROOF
沿 run parallel to NO ROOF

So you bathe under a PEAKED ROOF for privacy.

Outdoors (i.e. where there is NO ROOF), you run parallel to the river.

Meaning Hint Radical
appearance SWAMP THING
melt WATER
bathe NO CROWN

SWAMP THING uses a crown to change his appearance.

If you melt something it takes on the appearance of WATER.

you TAKE OFF YOUR CROWN to bathe.