also: きぶね
wooden vat; wooden tank
Refers to a large wooden container, especially one used in traditional sake brewing. The reading もくそう is standard; きぶね is a rarer alternate reading.
Large wooden vats are lined up in the sake brewery.
This wooden tank has been used since the Edo period.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading もくそう.
Alternate reading きぶね; less common and may be encountered in specific contexts.
Compound of 木 (wood) and 槽 (vat, tank). The reading もくそう uses the on'yomi of both characters, while きぶね uses the kun'yomi for 木 and an irregular reading for 槽.