jar, pot
壺 centers on a container with a narrow opening: a jar or pot, typically used for holding liquids or small items.
壺 is a pictograph of a jar or pot with a lid, a narrow neck, and a rounded body. The modern form retains the lid-like 士 on top and the container shape below.
The top 士 looks like a lid, and the lower part resembles a pot with a narrow neck and a wide body. Picture a sealed jar holding something precious inside.
For コ, imagine a small jar labeled 'KO' in bold letters, like a brand name for a pot: KO -> コ.
pot; jar; vase
spittoon
one's wishes; one's expectations
inkwell
Canopic jar (used to store the internal organs of an Egyptian mummy); Canopic vase
glass jar
Klein bottle
turban cooked whole in its own shell
any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
night-soil vault; clay pot used to collect feces in an outhouse
part of a lock that receives the latch; keeper; strike
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; (being) in the shit
hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
to hit the bull's-eye
inside a jar
another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world
small, deep dish; dice cup
Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica); centella; gotu kola; Indian pennywort
Japanese armorhead (Pentaceros japonicus)
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)