charcoal scuttle; charcoal container
A container used to hold or carry charcoal, often with a handle. Common in traditional settings.
My grandmother put charcoal in the charcoal scuttle and placed it beside the brazier.
Standard kanji spelling for a charcoal scuttle.
Rare kanji spelling using 斗 (dipper/measure).
Variant spelling without okurigana.
Compound of 炭 (sumi, 'charcoal') and 取り (tori, 'taking' or 'container'). The spelling 炭斗 uses 斗 (to, 'dipper') for the container sense.