Word Meaning

はぞう hazou

匜 is read as はぞう (hazou) and means teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids.

Meaning

English

  1. teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids
  2. wide-mouthed ceramic vessel with a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids; from the Kofun period)

Reading

Kana

はぞう

Romaji

hazou

Writing Variants

  • 半挿 はそう hasou
  • 半挿 はぞう hazou
  • はそう hasou
  • 𤭯 はそう hasou
  • 𤭯 はぞう hazou

Study Signals and Categories

Rank 164909 Priority Z

Example Sentences

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ひさげにみずをいれて、てをあらった。

I put water in the basin and washed my hands.

ふるいひさげがたなのうえにかざってあった。

An old basin was displayed on the shelf.

かれはひさげからさけをしずかにさかずきへそそいだ。

He quietly poured the drink from the wine container into the cup.

ぎしきではせいどうのひさげがつかわれていた。

A bronze basin was used in the ceremony.

ひさげはみずやさけをうつすためのうつわだ。

It is a vessel used to transfer water or wine.