Meanings
Readings
Common Words
pot; jar; vase
dice cup
depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
Word usually written using kana alone
aim; what one wants; the mark
Word usually written using kana alone
key point (of a conversation, etc.); essence
Word usually written using kana alone
acupuncture point; moxibustion point; pressure point
Word usually written using kana alone; Oft. written as ツボ
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)
Archaic
target (when aiming an arrow)
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
to be mad about; to be hooked on
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
Idiomatic expression
to hit the bull's-eye
Idiomatic expression
to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
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