湯桶

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
湯	桶

Etymology 1

A wooden yuoke for bathing.

From Old Japanese. Compound of 湯 (yu, “warm or hot water”) +‎ 桶 (oke, “a bucket or pail; a tub”), itself a compound of 麻 (o, “flax, ramie”) + 笥 (ke, “a container, especially for foodstuffs or tableware”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi of the kanji characters.
• IPA: /juoke/

Noun

湯桶 (hiragana ゆおけ, romaji yuoke, historical hiragana ゆをけ)

1. A basin or small tub used to douse oneself with hot or warm water while bathing.
2. A tub or basin for holding hot water, such as when cooking.
3. A tool used during cold-weather 茶道 (sadō, “tea ceremony”): a wooden container of warm water with a spout, placed at the entrance for washing and warming the hands of arriving guests.

Etymology 2

A yutō holding soba broth.

Origin less clear. Old Japanese 湯 (yu, “warm or hot water”) + Chinese-derived on'yomi 桶 (tō, “a bucket or pail; a tub”).

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi of the kanji characters.
• IPA: /jutoː/

Noun

湯桶 (hiragana ゆとう, romaji yutō)

1. A lacquerware container with a spout for holding broth or tea for consumption after a meal.
2. A type of tea caddy shaped like a pail.

Derived terms

• 湯桶読み (ゆとうよみ, yutōyomi): A reading of a kanji compound, consisting of a kun'yomi for the first kanji and an on'yomi for the second kanji.
• 湯桶言葉 (ゆとうことば, yutō kotoba): A word read with a yutōyomi.
• 湯桶石 (ゆおけいし, yuoke ishi; ゆとういし, yutō ishi): A stone to the side of the 手水鉢 (chōzubachi, “hand-washing basin”) at the entrance to a 茶道 (sadō, “tea ceremony”) room, on which the yuoke is placed for cold-weather tea ceremony.

Alternative forms

• 湯筒