“Hot water” in Japanese
Short answer
Hot water in Japanese is “おぶう” (obuu). Full meaning: hot water (for drinking), tea; bath, bathhouse.
Other ways to say “Hot water” in Japanese
差し湯
sashiyu (addition of) hot water
熱水
nessui hot water, boiling water; hydrothermal water, hydrothermal solution
白湯
sayu (plain) hot water, boiled water; white broth (esp. for ramen), broth without soy sauce (made by simmering bones)
沸かし湯
wakashiyu hot water (esp. cold mineral spring water heated up at the right temperature for bathing)
湯
yu hot water; hot bath, hot spring; molten iron
お湯
oyu hot water; hot bath
差湯
sashiyu (addition of) hot water
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