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槽 (うけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

槽うけ

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Meanings

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archaic

Archaic noun for a basin or tub. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.

古こ文ぶん書しょには「槽うけ」を「うけ」と読よませて水みずをためる器うつわを指

Kanji

槽vat, tub, tank

Related words

桶おけ
桶 is the common modern word for a wooden bucket or tub, while 槽 (うけ) is an archaic synonym.
水すい槽そう
水槽 is the modern compound for a water tank or aquarium, using the same kanji 槽 but with the standard reading そう.

Etymology

The kanji 槽 originally referred to a trough or basin. The reading うけ is an archaic native Japanese word for a container, now obsolete.

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In old documents, there are examples where 槽 is read as うけ and refers to a vessel for holding water.