Illustration: On the wooden deck of a Japanese seaside rental house, an adult reclines in a low folding chair with sleeves rolled up and bare legs extended into direct sunlight. Their eyes are closed and their face carries a contented smile. Sandals sit beneath the chair, and a folded towel cushions their head.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

日にっ光こう浴よく

nikkouyoku

to sunbathe

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょはそのとき日光浴にっこうよくをしていました。

    At that time, she was bathing in the sun.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 日本にっぽんの温泉おんせんが入浴本位にゅうよくほんいで発展はってんしたのに対たいし、欧州おうしゅうの温泉おんせんは飲用いんようを主おもに、日光浴にっこうよくや空気浴くうきよくを加くわえた保養地ほようちとして発達はったつした。

    While Japan’s hot springs developed mainly as places for bathing, those in Europe developed as health resorts centered on drinking the water, along with sunbathing and fresh-air bathing.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 天気てんきがいいので、庭にわで日光浴にっこうよくをした。

    The weather was nice, so I sunbathed in the garden.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 日光浴

  • 日sun; dayOnニチ・ジツKunひ
  • 光ray; lightOnコウKunひかる・ひかり
  • 浴bathe; be favored withOnヨクKunあびる・あびせる

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