Word Meaning 汲み取り屋

くみとりや kumitoriya

汲み取り屋 is read as くみとりや (kumitoriya) and means person who gathers night soil.

Meaning

English

  1. person who gathers night soil

Reading

Kana

くみとりや

Romaji

kumitoriya

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

汲み取る

くみとる

to draw (water)

汲み取り

くみとり

dipping up (night soil)

汲取口

くみとりぐち

hole for pumping out cesspool

汲み取り式便所

くみとりしきべんじょ

toilet (from which night-soil may be collected)

汲み取り便所

くみとりべんじょ

outhouse (from which night-soil may be collected)

買取屋

かいとりや

trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

汲む

くむ

to draw upon

紺屋

こうや

dyer

小屋

こや

one's own house

問屋

とんや

wholesale store