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.
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).