ash tray; ash pit
Refers to a container or receptacle for ash, such as from a stove, fireplace, or incense burner. Can also denote a pit for ash disposal.
Please empty the ash tray of the stove.
I dug an ash pit in the garden.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with simplified okurigana; less common but still seen.
Compound of 灰 (はい, 'ash') and 落とし (おとし, nominalized form of 落とす, 'to drop'). Literally 'ash dropper' or 'ash collector'.