A Warming Bath

New Expressions & Buzzwords | ほかる

A Warming Bath

This term, which is used among young people on social media, refers to taking a bath. It is said “hokaru” comes from “hokahoka suru,” which means warming up (in a hot bath). In Aichi Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture, “hokaru” is a local term which can mean “throw it away” or “leave it.”

SNSえすえぬえす
SNS
social media
de
on
使つかわれる
tsukawareru
(which) is used
若者わかもの
wakamono
(among) young people
言葉ことばで、
kotoba de,
(this term)
風呂ふろはい
ofuro ni hairu
taking a bath
ことです。
koto desu.
refers to
からだあたたまる
karada ga atatamaru
warming up [body] (in a hot bath)
ことをあらわ
koto wo arawasu
which means
「ほかほかする」
“hokahoka suru”
hokahoka suru
から
kara
from
「ほかる」に
“hokaru” ni
hokaru
なった
natta
comes
to
[that]
いわれています。
iwarete i masu.
(it) is said
愛知県あいちけん
aichi kenn
Aichi Prefecture
ya
and
岐阜県ぎふけん
gihu kenn
Gifu Prefecture
no
of
一部いちぶ
ichibu
parts
de
in
使つかわれる
tsukawareru
used
方言ほうげん
hougenn
is (a) local term
「ほかる」は、
hokaru” ha,
hokaru
てる」
“suteru”
throw it away
ほうっておく」
“houtte oku”
or leave it
意味いみです。
no imi desu.
which) can mean

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