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壺: jar

jar; pot
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Readings

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つぼ

つぼ also means 'the key point': 壺を押さえる (grasp the essentials), 壺にはまる (hit the spot).

Key words

壺つぼjar; pot
滝壺たきつぼplunge pool of a waterfall
壺にはまるつぼにはまるto hit the spot
壺を押さえるつぼをおさえるto grasp the key point

Example sentences

On the kitchen shelf sits a jar filled with pickled plums.

Going up the river, we came upon a big waterfall pool.

The comedian's routine hit just the right spot, and I could not stop laughing.

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