麻笥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麻 笥
Grade: S Hyōgai

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Compound of 麻 (o, “flax, ramie”) +‎ 笥 (ke, “a container, especially for foodstuffs or tableware”).

Noun

麻笥(おけ) • (oke) ←をけ (woke)?

  1. Alternative form of 桶: a tub, a bucket, a basin.

Usage notes

The 桶 spelling is more common.

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