tea jar; tea urn
A container for storing tea leaves, often ceramic, used in traditional tea ceremony or household storage.
祖母は大切な茶壺に抹茶を保存している。
My grandmother keeps matcha in a treasured tea jar.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant kanji form using 壷 instead of 壺; both are used.
Compound of 茶 (tea) and 壺 (jar, pot).