noun
round wooden rice container
A traditional round wooden container with a lid, used for keeping cooked rice. The reading いいびつ is a variant, possibly influenced by 歪 (いびつ) meaning 'distorted', but the container itself is not necessarily misshapen.
See also: 歪 (いびつ)
祖母は炊きたてのご飯を飯櫃に移した。
My grandmother transferred the freshly cooked rice into the wooden rice container.
飯櫃は昔ながらの台所道具だ。
A meshbitsu is a traditional kitchen utensil.
Search-only form; not a standard kanji spelling.
Compound of 飯 (めし, 'cooked rice') and 櫃 (ひつ, 'chest' or 'container'). The reading いいびつ is a variant, possibly influenced by 歪 (いびつ), but the exact derivation is uncertain.