Translation guide
A container for holding or pouring water, ranging from everyday pitchers to traditional Japanese vessels.
A container with a handle and spout used to pour water at the table.
The most common word for a water pitcher or jug used at the dining table.
Please put the water jug on the table.
Loanword from English, commonly used in casual contexts or restaurants.
Can I have a pitcher of water?
A large bottle, often plastic, used to store and dispense water, like on a water cooler.
A ceramic or metal container used in tea ceremony or as a garden ornament.
A lidded fresh-water container used in Japanese tea ceremony. Note: same reading as 水差し but different kanji.
In tea ceremony, fresh water is put into the water jug.
A stone water basin found in Japanese gardens, originally for ritual hand washing. Not a jug, but sometimes translated as 'water jug' in garden contexts.
庭の手水鉢に水がたまっている。
Water is collected in the garden water basin.