とっくり

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
徳利
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Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Originally とくり (tokuri).

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Pronunciation

Noun

とっくり (tokkuriとつくり (totukuri)?

  1. sake bottle, used to pour sake to be drunk, and to hold sake maintained at a desired temperature, but not to be drunk from directly.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: tokkuri

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Adverb

とっくり (tokkuriとつくり (totukuri)?

  1. well; comprehensively
    とっくり(かんが)える
    tokkuri kangaeru
    to think hard

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN