basket for drying or roasting over fire
Rare traditional term for a bamboo or wire-mesh basket used to dry clothes or roast rice cakes over a fire. Mainly encountered in historical or cultural contexts.
People in the old days roasted rice cakes using an aburiko.
An old aburiko is on display at this folkcraft museum.
籠 is a general basket, while 炙り子 specifically refers to a basket used for drying or roasting over fire.
焙じ網 is a roasting net, similar in function but typically a flat mesh rather than a basket shape.
Kanji spelling for a rare traditional utensil; the character 炙 suggests roasting or drying over fire.
Kana spelling is practical for this rare word, as the kanji are uncommon.
Alternate kanji spelling; 焙 means roasting or drying, and 籠 means basket.
Compound of 炙り (aburi, 'roasting') + 子 (ko, diminutive suffix), literally 'little roaster'. The kanji 焙籠 uses 焙 (roast) and 籠 (basket).