シャワー
シャワー
hepburn shawaa
shower
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- シャワーを浴びます。I take a shower.
- 朝にシャワーを浴びます。I shower in the morning.
Collocations
シャワー (shawaa, shower — loanword)浴びる (abiru, to bathe / pour over)シャワー室 (shawaa shitsu, shower room)朝シャン (asashan, "morning shampoo")ヘッドシャワー (heddo shawaa, head shower)
Mnemonic
シャワー shawaa — loaned from English "shower". Verb partner is 浴びる (abiru), not the literal 取る/する. 浴びる means "to be poured over by water, light, gaze, applause" — figurative extensions: 注目を浴びる (attract attention), 拍手を浴びる (receive applause), 非難を浴びる (be criticized). お風呂 vs シャワー mark Japan's two bathroom systems. Shower-only bathrooms spread after the 1980s, especially for urban one-person households prioritizing time efficiency. 朝シャン (asashan, morning shampoo) coined in the 1980s captures the lifestyle shift.
Quick check
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