水風呂（みずぶろ、mizuburo）
- cold bath

The Japanese word 水風呂 (みずぶろ) refers to a cold water bath or a plunge pool. It's a key part of the Japanese bathing ritual, particularly when combined with a sauna or hot bath. The purpose is to cool down the body after exposure to intense heat. It can also refer to the act of taking such a bath. 水風呂 can be translated as "cold water bath", "cold plunge", or "chilled bath".

⚫︎サウナの後に水風呂に入ると気持ちいいです。 Translation: It feels good to get into a cold water bath after a sauna. ⚫︎今日は水風呂に長く浸かっていた。 Translation: I soaked in the cold bath for a long time today. ⚫︎あそこの銭湯の水風呂はとても冷たいことで有名です。 Translation: The cold water bath at that public bathhouse is famous for being very cold.

This word is used when discussing or describing a cold water bath. It's commonly used in conversations about saunas, onsen (hot springs), and public bathhouses (sentō). You would use it to talk about your experience, the condition of the water, or to recommend a place with a good 水風呂.

The word 水風呂 is typically written with kanji and hiragana. ⚫︎Kanji: 水風呂 ⚫︎Reading (Hiragana): みずぶろ There are no variations in okurigana. It is always written as みずぶろ.

There aren't many direct synonyms for 水風呂, as it is a specific term. However, you could use phrases to describe a similar concept: ⚫︎冷水浴 (れいすいよく) - Cold water bath (less common, more formal) ⚫︎冷たいお風呂 (つめたいおふろ) - Cold bath However, 水風呂 itself is the most commonly used and understood term.

There isn't a direct antonym but rather related concepts: ⚫︎熱い風呂 (あついふろ) - Hot bath ⚫︎温かい風呂 (あたたかいふろ) - Warm bath

サウナで汗をかいた後、水風呂に入って体を冷やしました。 ・Translation: After sweating in the sauna, I went into the cold water bath to cool down. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the typical sequence of sauna and 水風呂.

ここの水風呂は温度がちょうどよくて、とても気持ちがいい。 ・Translation: The temperature of the cold water bath here is just right and feels very good. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses a positive feeling about the 水風呂 experience.

The word 水風呂 is a compound word. ⚫︎水 (みず) - water ⚫︎風呂 (ふろ) - bath Therefore, the word literally means "water bath" or "water bath". The "water" part is understood to be cold in this context.