つぼ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つぼ – see the following entries.
【坪】S
[noun] a unit of areal measure, traditionally a square six 尺 (shaku, traditional Japanese unit of length, roughly equivalent to the English foot) per side, equivalent to the area covered by two standard-sized tatami mats. In modern usage, standardized at 3.306 square metres.
【粒】S
[noun] (slang, obsolete) synonym of 粒 (tsubu, “something round and small, etc.”)
【壺】H
[noun] container or depression:
[noun] A pot or jar; a vessel or bottle.
[noun] A basin, as at the base of a waterfall.
[noun] A pressure point in acupressure or acupuncture.
[noun] The core or heart of an issue.
[noun] (slang) Those who believe in the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church) and/or who are in close touch with this religion. (As this religion used to sell vessels to cast out evil spirits)
Alternative spelling
壷
(This term, つぼ (tsubo), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as つぼ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つぼ.)
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