飯めし櫃びつ

noun

round wooden rice container

A traditional round wooden container with a lid, used for keeping cooked rice. The reading いいびつ is a variant, possibly influenced by 歪 (いびつ) meaning 'distorted', but the container itself is not necessarily misshapen.

See also: いびつ

• 祖そ母ぼは炊たきたてのご飯はんを飯めし櫃びつに移うつした。

  My grandmother transferred the freshly cooked rice into the wooden rice container.

• 飯めし櫃びつは昔むかしながらの台だい所どころ道どう具ぐだ。

  A rice container is a traditional kitchen utensil.