charcoal extinguisher; jar for putting out charcoal
A jar or pot used to extinguish burning charcoal by covering it. Often associated with traditional charcoal braziers (火鉢).
See also: 火消し壺
I put the charcoal from the brazier into the extinguisher jar to put it out.
In old houses, there was always a charcoal extinguisher.
Standard kanji spelling using 壺 (tsubo, jar).
Abbreviated kanji form; it is search-only.
Kana-mixed spelling; つぼ is often written in kana.
Variant using 壷, an older or less common form of 壺.
Compound of 消し (keshi, 'extinguishing', from 消す) and 壺 (tsubo, 'jar'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the term refers to a traditional tool for extinguishing charcoal.