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槽
槽
15 strokes
Frequency: 1809
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

vat
tub
tank

Readings

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

Common Words

船
舟
槽
ふね
Freq #1642
1

船／舟 only; Common noun; 舟 is often small and hand-propelled

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane

2

Common noun

tank; tub; vat; trough

3

船／舟 only; Noun, used as a suffix; Counter

counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

湯船
湯舟
ゆぶね
湯槽
Noun
Freq #9666
1

bathtub

2

Historical term

boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

水槽
すいそう
Noun
Freq #13749
1

water tank; cistern

Examples
水槽にボウフラがうようよしている。
The water tank teems with mosquito larvae.
2

fish tank; aquarium

浴槽
よくそう
Noun
Freq #14250
1

bathtub

Examples
何者かが彼女を浴槽で溺死させた。
Somebody had drowned her in the bathtub.
槽
そう
Noun
Freq #34633
1

body (of a biwa)

槽
うけ
Noun
Archaic
Freq #53695
1

basin; tub

貯水槽
ちょすいそう
Noun
Freq #67815
1

water tank

洗濯槽
せんたくそう
Noun
Freq #106674
1

washing machine tub

浄化槽
じょうかそう
Noun
Freq #123736
1

water-purification tank

2

septic tank

歯槽膿漏
しそうのうろう
Noun
Freq #125222
1

periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea; pyorrhea alveolaris; inflammation of the gingiva (gums) resulting in bone loss

Examples
最近いった歯医者で「歯槽膿漏がありますね」と言われ悩んでいます。
I'm worried because the dentist I went to recently told me, "You've got periodontitis alright".
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