What does kanji 壺 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 壺 is jar.

How is kanji 壺 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 壺 are つぼ; the onyomi readings are コ.

What words use kanji 壺?

Example words that use kanji 壺 include 壺, ツボに入る, ツボを押さえる, つぼを心得る.

Pre-Level 1

壺

Meaning

Kanji 壺

jar

jar, pot

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つぼ
Onyomi 音読み: コ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 壷 (Legal Form) , 壶 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

30 common entries

Showing 30 of 53 entries that include this kanji.

壺

つぼ

dice cup

ツボに入る

ツボにはいる

to be mad about

ツボを押さえる

ツボをおさえる

to grasp the important points

つぼを心得る

つぼをこころえる

to understand the essence

つぼ金

つぼがね

gudgeon

つぼ型

つぼがた

urn shape

つぼ焼き

つぼやき

food cooked in a crockpot

つぼ湯

つぼゆ

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

坪庭

つぼにわ

inner garden (esp. small, traditional)

壷黴

つぼかび

chytrid (any simple, algaelike fungi of order Chytridiales)

壺にはまる

つぼにはまる

to hit the bull's-eye

壺皿

つぼざら

small, deep dish

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

壺に水を入れた。

I put water into the jar.

古い壺が棚に置いてある。

An old jar is placed on the shelf.

この壺は口が小さい。

This jar has a small opening.

酒を壺で保存する。

The drink is stored in a jar.

彼は急所の壺を押さえた。

He pressed the vital point.