土器

Japanese

Kanji in this term
土	器
Grade: 1	Grade: 4

Etymology 1

kaparake → kaɸarake → kawarake. Compound of 瓦 (“tile”) +‎ 笥 (ke, “container”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kawarake]

Noun

土器 (hiragana かわらけ, rōmaji kawarake, historical hiragana かはらけ)

unglazed pottery
an unglazed drinking cup
(figuratively) a woman who does not grow pubic hair

Synonyms

(woman who does not grow pubic hair): パイパン (paipan)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) どき [dóꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [do̞kʲi]

Noun

土器 (hiragana どき, rōmaji doki)

an unglazed container made from baked clay; earthenware

References

↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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