るつぼ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
坩堝

Etymology

It is theorized that rutsubo is derived from *鋳(い)る壺(つぼ) (irutsubo, literally “casting pot”) or *炉(ろ)壺(つぼ) (rotsubo, literally “furnace + pot”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) るつぼ [rúꜜtsùbò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) るつぼ [rùtsúbó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾɯ̟t͡sɨbo̞]

Noun

るつぼ • (rutsubo) ^{←るつぼ (rutubo)^?}

crucible; (melting) pot

Synonyms

坩堝(かんか) (kanka)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN