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Kotomora

樽

barrel, cask, keg

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソン

Kun'yomi

  • たる

Meaning

樽 centers on a wooden container for liquids: a barrel, cask, or keg.

Most common words using 樽

  • 樽たる
    N1

    cask; barrel

  • 酒樽さかだる

    sake barrel; sake cask

  • ビア樽ビアだる

    beer barrel

  • 味噌樽みそだる

    miso barrel

  • 大樽おおだる

    hogshead; puncheon; foudre

  • 小樽商科大学おたるしょうかだいがく

    Otaru University of Commerce

  • 市立小樽美術館しりつおたるびじゅつかん

    Otaru City Museum of Art

  • 木樽きだる

    wooden barrel

  • 柄樽えだる

    red and black lacquered sake cask with horn-like handles, used for ceremonies

  • 柳樽やなぎだる

    lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)

  • 樽俎そんそ

    (eating or drinking) party

  • 樽俎折衝そんそせっしょう

    diplomatic negotiations at the dinner table; diplomatic bargaining

  • 樽柿たるがき

    persimmons mellowed in a sake cask

  • 樽酒たるざけ

    sake that has been kept in a wooden cask; cask sake; barreled sake

  • 水樽みずだる

    water cask

  • 油樽あぶらたる

    oil barrel; oil cask

  • 空き樽あきだる

    empty barrel

  • 菰樽こもだる

    sake barrel wrapped in straw matting

  • 角樽つのだる

    two-handled keg

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Etymology

樽 combines 木 (wood) with 尊, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a vessel or container. The character specifically denotes a wooden barrel.

Meaning mnemonic

A wooden 木 container 尊 that holds liquid: picture a sturdy wooden barrel with a bung, used as a cask or keg.

Reading mnemonic

For ソン, imagine a son inheriting his father's wooden barrel: son -> ソン, and the barrel is passed down.