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Kotomora

桶

tub, bucket

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • ヨウ
  • トウ

Kun'yomi

  • おけ

Meaning

桶 centers on a wooden container for holding liquids or other materials: a tub or bucket.

Most common words using 桶

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  • 桶おけ
    N1

    bucket; pail; tub

  • 棺桶かんおけ

    coffin; casket

  • ため桶ためおけ

    bucket (for carrying sake, soy sauce, etc.)

  • まぐさ桶まぐさおけ

    manger; crib; trough

  • ケロリン桶ケロリンおけ

    yellow plastic container used at public baths

  • 仕込み桶しこみおけ

    vat for making rice wine

  • 天水桶てんすいおけ

    rain barrel

  • 寿司桶すしおけ

    flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice

  • 小桶こおけ

    small bucket

  • 手桶ておけ

    pail; bucket

  • 担い桶にないおけ

    bucket carried on either end of a pole

  • 早桶はやおけ

    roughly made casket; quickly made casket

  • 木桶きおけ

    wooden vat; wooden tub

  • 桶側胴おけがわどう

    tub-sided samurai cuirass

  • 桶太鼓おけだいこ

    barrel drum; drum with an uncurved body

  • 桶屋おけや

    bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper

  • 桶柑たんかん

    tankan orange (Citrus tankan); tankan mandarin

  • 桶胴太鼓おけどうだいこ

    barrel drum; drum with an uncurved body

  • 水桶みずおけ

    pail (for water); bucket

  • 洗い桶あらいおけ

    washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl

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Etymology

桶 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 甬, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a hollow container. Together they suggest a wooden vessel.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is wood 木, and the right side 甬 looks like a container with a handle. Picture a wooden bucket made from tree planks.

Reading mnemonic

For ヨウ, imagine a wooden bucket being used to carry water: you (ヨウ) lift the bucket by its handle. You -> ヨウ.