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壺 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「士」

道
準1University / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「士」
On
コこ · ko
Kun
つぼtsubo
Meaning
jar; pot

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of a vessel with a narrow mouth and swelling body — a jar.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 壺つぼ

    jar; pot

  • 壺中こちゅう

    inside the jar; another world

More words with this kanji

  • 蛸壺たこつぼ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

梅干(うめぼ)しを壺(つぼ)に漬(つ)けて保存(ほぞん)する。

We pickle plums in a jar to keep them.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

壺中壺中middle壬ninth…士samura…壮robust声voice売to sel…乎questi…冴be cle…姑mother…狐fox胡foreig…
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Compound

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