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Readings

Kana: コ、つぼ
Romaji: ko, tsubo
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

jar, pot

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  32
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-9
Korean Reading:  ho
Chinese Reading:  hu2
Unicode:  58fa
JIS:  5464

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1099
New Nelson Index: 1043
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3p9.2
Four Corner Index: 4010.6
Japanese Names Index: 2183
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5662
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0289
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2890

Words

(つぼ、ツボ、つほ、つふ)
jar; pot; vase; dice cup; depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall); target (when aiming an arrow); (figurative) bull's-eye; key point (of a conversation, etc.); acupuncture point; moxibustion point; nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)
金壺眼 (かなつぼまなこ)
goggle-eyes; round, sunken eyes; greedy look
思うつぼ (おもうつぼ、おもうツボ)
one's wishes; one's expectations; just as expected
痰壺 (たんつぼ)
spittoon; cuspidor
富士壺 (ふじつぼ、フジツボ)
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
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hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
骨壷 (こつつぼ)
funerary urn
思う壺にはまる (おもうつぼにはまる)
to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)
火消し壷 (ひけしつぼ)
charcoal extinguisher
消し壺 (けしつぼ)
(jar used as a) charcoal extinguisher
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