浴びる (Abiru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto 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
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
Examples
彼は冷たい水を浴びた。
He poured cold water over himself.
彼は日光を全身に浴びた。
He saturated himself with sunshine.
彼は級友の嘲笑を浴びた。
He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).