銅壺

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Chinese

copper pot; (a measure word)
trad. (銅壺)
simp. (铜壶)

Pronunciation


Noun

銅壺

  1. (historical) copper clepsydra; water clock
  2. copper pot (for containing water)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (銅壺):
  • Japanese: 銅壺(どうこ) (dōko)
  • Vietnamese: đồng hồ (銅壺)

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 5

Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(どう)() (dōko

  1. copper pot shaped like a kamado for boiling water (mainly used for warming up sake)

References

  1. ^ 2014, 新明解日本語アクセント辞典 (Shin Meikai Japanese Accent Dictionary), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

銅壺

  1. chữ Hán form of đồng hồ (watch; clock; metre).