Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in.
  2. to suffer (e.g. an attack), to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise), to have heaped upon, to be showered with.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
浴びる あびる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bathe, be favored with, bask in
ヨク あ.びる えき (4th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
valley
たに や コク (2nd, N2)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)