wooden pail for hot liquids; lacquered hot-water container
A traditional Japanese wooden container, often lacquered, used for holding and serving hot liquids such as water or sake. Commonly seen in ryokan and tea ceremony settings.
At the inn, I put hot water in a yutō and carried it to the room.
茶道では湯桶を使ってお湯を注ぐことがある。
In tea ceremony, a yutō is sometimes used to pour hot water.
mixed kun-on kanji reading
wooden scoop for bathing
A compound of native Japanese 湯, “hot water,” and Sino-Japanese 桶, “pail.” Its mixed reading is the source of the linguistic term 湯桶読み.