How to Say ‘Bath.’ in Japanese
お風呂
o furo
[oh foo-roh]
💬 Usage Tip: [お風呂] refers to the whole bath setup (tub/bathroom) and bathing. The [お] makes it polite/common.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Bathing is a big daily routine in Japan. No hot water can be treated as urgent because it affects [お風呂].
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific/polite prefix (o-)
Polite prefix used with certain nouns. お風呂 is the standard way to say “bath/bathroom (tub).”
お風呂のお湯が出ません。
The bath’s hot water doesn’t come out.
風呂
furo
[foo-roh]
bath; bathtub; bathroom (in everyday use)
Noun. Refers to the bath/tub area. When reporting issues: お風呂もだめ = the bath doesn’t work either.
風呂も使えません。
I can’t use the bath either.
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