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Kotomora

槽

vat, tub, tank

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソウ

Kun'yomi

  • ふね

Meaning

槽 centers on a large container for holding liquids or solids: a vat, tub, or tank.

Most common words using 槽

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  • 水槽すいそう

    water tank; cistern

  • 槽うけ

    basin; tub

  • 槽そう

    body (of a biwa)

  • 浴槽よくそう
    N1

    bathtub

  • 浄化槽じょうかそう

    water-purification tank

  • 歯槽しそう

    (dental) alveolus; tooth socket

  • 一槽式いっそうしき

    one-part washing machine

  • 主浴槽しゅよくそう

    main bath (i.e. in a bathhouse)

  • 二槽式にそうしき

    two-part washing machine

  • 便槽べんそう

    tub used to collect feces in an outhouse

  • 受水槽じゅすいそう

    water tank

  • 木槽もくそう

    wooden vat (esp. for sake brewing); wooden tank

  • 木槽天秤しぼりきぶねてんびんしぼり

    (sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole

  • 歯槽炎しそうえん

    alveolitis

  • 歯槽膿漏しそうのうろう

    periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea; pyorrhea alveolaris; inflammation of the gingiva (gums) resulting in bone loss

  • 歯槽骨しそうこつ

    alveolar bone

  • 水槽車すいそうしゃ

    tank truck; tank car

  • 沈殿槽ちんでんそう

    precipitation tank; settling tank; sedimentation tank

  • 油槽ゆそう

    oil tank

  • 洗濯槽せんたくそう

    washing machine tub

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Study

Etymology

槽 combines 木 (wood) with 曹, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a wooden trough or container.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is wood 木, and the right side 曹 looks like a container with a lid and internal divisions. Picture a large wooden tub or vat made from planks.

Reading mnemonic

For ソウ, imagine a soul (ソウ) being stored in a wooden vat: soul -> ソウ, and the vat holds it.