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    3. 初湯

    初湯

    初はつ湯ゆ

    first bath of the year

    NTNounDaily LifeCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    はつゆ

    Noun

    1.
    first bath of the year
    2.
    first bath in one's life (i.e. for a baby)

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    Kanji that make up this word

    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    湯
    ゆ…(1)
    hot water・bath・hot spring
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