つぼ
Meanings
Noun
1. pot; jar; vase
2. dice cup
3. depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
4. aim; what one wants; the mark
5. key point (of a conversation, etc.); essence
6. acupuncture point; moxibustion point; pressure point
7. point that appeals to one's sense of humor; something one finds amusing
8. position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)
oft. written as ツボ
9. target (when aiming an arrow)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (60 in total)
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber
shellfish cooked in its own shell (esp. turban shell); food cooked in a crockpot
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
to understand the essence; to catch the main points
metal jar; metal pot
one's wishes; one's expectations; just as expected
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. of a plan); to strike one's fancy; to tickle one's funny bone
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
female genitalia
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
female genitalia
pussy; cunt
tea jar; tea urn
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
spittoon; cuspidor
to understand the essence; to catch the main points
small (usu. round) bathtub for a single person (in a bathhouse or hot spring)
night-soil reservoir dug in the field; field latrine
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
shellfish cooked in its own shell (esp. turban shell); food cooked in a crockpot
urn shape; bulb shape
urn shape; bulb shape
charcoal extinguisher
charcoal extinguisher
charcoal extinguisher
clay pot used to collect night-soil
glass jar
night-soil vault; clay pot used to collect feces in an outhouse
one's wishes; one's expectations; just as expected
chamber pot; jerry
Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica); centella; gotu kola; Indian pennywort
small (usu. round) bathtub for a single person (in a bathhouse or hot spring)
(jar used as a) charcoal extinguisher
(jar used as a) charcoal extinguisher
individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
night-soil reservoir dug in the field; field latrine
Canopic jar (used to store the internal organs of an Egyptian mummy); Canopic vase
Canopic jar (used to store the internal organs of an Egyptian mummy); Canopic vase
chytrid (any simple, algaelike fungi of order Chytridiales)
acupuncture point
acupuncture point
part of a lock that receives the latch; keeper; strike
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. of a plan); to strike one's fancy; to tickle one's funny bone
Tsubosakayama Station
Examples (2 in total)
I had an expert look at an old pot.
I saw him take out something like a pot from the box.