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.
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.