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壺 kanji
jar, pot
- JLPT level
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- Strokes
- 12
On readings
コ
Kun readings
つぼ
Variant forms
壷Words with 壺
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —壺hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
- —唾壺spittoon
- —扁壺circular flat stoneware flask
- —壺中inside a jar; coward; timid person
- —投壺pitch-pot (stick-throwing game)
- —鼻煙壺snuff bottle
- —壺中の天地another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world
- —中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
- —中流に船を失えば一壺も千金any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune