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Meanings

jar
pot
hinge knuckle
one's aim

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つぼ

Common Words

Noun
Freq #8659
1

pot; jar; vase

Examples
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)

4

Word usually written using kana alone

aim; what one wants; the mark

5

Word usually written using kana alone

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

6

Word usually written using kana alone

acupuncture point; moxibustion point; pressure point

7

Word usually written using kana alone; Oft. written as ツボ

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

8

Archaic

target (when aiming an arrow)

唾壷
だこ
Noun
Freq #25050
1

spittoon

滝壺
滝つぼ
きつぼ
Noun
Freq #40522
1

plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall

肉壺
にくつぼ
Noun
Vulgar
Freq #59509
1

Slang

pussy; cunt

骨壺
つつぼ
Noun
Freq #71819
1

funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn

Examples
祖母の遺灰は寺院に置かれた骨壷に入っている。
Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.
茶壷
ゃつぼ
Noun
Freq #72364
1

tea jar; tea urn

油壷
油つぼ
ぶらつぼ
Noun
Freq #77830
1

oil bottle (esp. for hair oil)

2

oilcup

3

font (in an oil lamp)

酒壷
かつぼ
ゅこ
Noun
Freq #91331
1

sake jar; jar containing alcohol

Noun
Freq #93202
1

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

墨壺
墨壷
すみつぼ
Noun
Freq #103766
1

ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces

2

inkpot; ink bottle

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