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水筒 (すいとう, suitou) Japanese meaning: water bottle | Kotomora
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えん
足そく
に
水すい
筒とう
を
持も
っ
て
いく
。
I take a water bottle on the school trip.
This thermos keeps drinks hot for a long time.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 水すい 筒とう に 入い れる to pour/fill a drink into a water bottle
I poured barley tea into my water bottle and took it to school.
水すい 筒とう を 持も つ to carry a water bottle
I always bring a water bottle when I go hiking.
水すい 筒とう の 水みず を 飲の む to drink water from a water bottle
I drank water from my bottle during the break.
水すい 筒とう を 洗あら う to wash a water bottle
Please wash the water bottle thoroughly after use.
Related words ボトル is a generic loanword for any bottle, often disposable, while 水筒 specifically means a reusable personal drink container carried from home.
魔法瓶 refers specifically to a vacuum-insulated flask that keeps drinks hot or cold, whereas 水筒 covers any portable drink container, insulated or not.
Etymology Compound of 水 (water) and 筒 (tube, cylinder). The word originally referred to a bamboo tube used for carrying water, later extended to modern portable drink containers.
