甕
Meanings
1
earthenware pot; jar; urn
A large, often ceramic container used for storing water, sake, miso, or pickles. Traditional and sturdy.
My grandmother is making plum wine in a large earthenware pot.
This jar contains miso.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を甕に入れるto put something into an earthenware jar
They store the miso by putting it in an earthenware jar.
- 甕で仕込むto brew or prepare (sake, miso, etc.) in a jar
This sake is brewed in an earthenware jar.
- 甕を割るto break an earthenware jar
The child broke the jar while playing.