外そと釜がま

noun

outer pot of a rice cooker

Refers to the outer container of a rice cooker, as opposed to the inner cooking pot (内釜).

See also: 内釜 (うちがま)

• 炊すい飯はん器きの外そと釜がまが熱あつくなっているので触さわらないでください。

  The outer pot of the rice cooker is hot, so please don't touch it.

noun

outdoor bathwater heater

A device for heating bathwater from outside the bathtub, often used in traditional Japanese baths. Contrasts with 内釜 (indoor/immersed heater).

See also: 内釜 (うちがま)

• 昔むかしの家いえでは外そと釜がまでお風ふ呂ろを沸わかしていた。

  In old houses, they used to heat the bath with an outdoor bathwater heater.