湯

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hot water

On-Yomi: トウ — Kun-Yomi: ゆ

Koohii stories:

1) [dihutenosa] 31-8-2007(305): Imagine a hot water kettle for your tea, except this one is a pink piggy bank that pours the water from its snout (and squeals when the water is piping hot). Make sure to use a potholder!

2) [Clint] 13-7-2008(33): Hot water is a phrase that can mean "getting into trouble." This kanji pictures just one of the many meanings of that phrase: it's water that you get into (with creditors and the like) when your piggy bank is empty!

3) [Danieru] 4-2-2008(32): My HOT WATER cut off because I forgot to pay the bill. So I break open my piggy bank and run to the local 銭湯 (sentou; public bath).

4) [sethg] 26-2-2009(17): Hot water is the kind of water you don't have when your piggy bank is empty.

5) [Savara] 13-4-2008(13): If you put your piggy bank in hot water you will make sure no one can get to it… … including yourself.

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