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18 results for 壺

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  1. Noun

    pot; jar; vase

    これは彼が最も大切にしているつぼだ。
    This is the pot he treasures most of all.

  2. dice cup

  3. depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall)

    see 滝壺

  4. aim; what one wants; the mark

    Usually written using kana alonesee 思うつぼ

  5. key point (of a conversation, etc.); essence

    Usually written using kana alone

  6. acupuncture point; moxibustion point; pressure point

    Usually written using kana alone

  7. point that appeals to one's sense of humor; something one finds amusing

    Usually written using kana aloneColloquialsee ツボに入る

  8. position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)

    Usually written using kana aloneoft. written as ツボ

  9. target (when aiming an arrow)

    Archaic

Also written 壷【つぼ】

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More words

壺こ

Nounhu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)

壺皿つぼざら

Nounsmall, deep dish; dice cup

壺草つぼくさ

NounAsiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica); centella; gotu kola; Indian pennywort

壺中こちゅう

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'inside a jar · coward; timid person

壺鯛ツボダイ

NounJapanese armorhead (Pentaceros japonicus)

壺に嵌まるツボにはまる

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' endingto hit the bull's-eye · to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. of a plan) · to strike one's fancy; to tickle one's funny bone; to hit the spot

壺中の天地こちゅうのてんち

Noun, Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world

壷黴ツボカビ

Nounchytrid (any simple, algaelike fungi of order Chytridiales)

坪庭つぼにわ

Nouninner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard

壷洗いつぼあらい

Nounindividually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)

つぼ湯つぼゆ

Nounsmall (usu. round) bathtub for a single person (in a bathhouse or hot spring)

つぼ金つぼがね

Noungudgeon; knuckle (of a hinge)

つぼ型つぼがた

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'urn shape; bulb shape

つぼ焼きつぼやき

Nounshellfish cooked in its own shell (esp. turban shell) · food cooked in a crockpot

ツボに入るつぼにはいる

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' endingto be mad about; to be hooked on · to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing

つぼを心得るつぼをこころえる

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verbto understand the essence; to catch the main points

ツボを押さえるツボをおさえる

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verbto grasp the important points; to hit the right points