Kanji

2197 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: jar, pot, hinge knuckle, one's aim

Kunyomi: つぼ

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: scholar, bachelor

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

壺中 コチュウ inside a jar, coward, timid person

投壺 トウコ pitch-pot (stick-throwing game)

ダコ spittoon

Kunyomi Examples

つぼ pot, jar, vase, dice cup, depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall), aim, what one wants, the mark, key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence, acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point, position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.), target (when aiming an arrow)

洗い つぼあらい individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)

前つぼ まえつぼ frontal sandal strap (between the toes)

酒壺 さかつぼ sake jar, jar containing alcohol