じょうろ

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じょうろ (jōro): a plastic watering can.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jorro.

Pronunciation

Noun

じょうろ (jōro

  1. watering can (utensil for watering plants)

Usage notes

Occasionally found with the ateji spellings of 如雨露 and 如露.

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN