night-soil pot; clay pot for collecting human waste
Historical term for a clay pot used to collect human excrement, often for use as fertilizer. Now primarily encountered in historical or cultural discussions.
In the Edo period, farmers would buy the excrement collected in night-soil pots to use as fertilizer.
Compound of 糞 (くそ, 'feces') and 壺 (つぼ, 'pot, jar'). The term reflects the historical practice of collecting human waste in clay pots for use as fertilizer.