湯桶

Japanese

Etymology 1

湯桶 (yuoke): A wooden hot-water basin for bathing.

Kanji in this term
湯	桶
ゆ Grade: 3	おけ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

/juwoke/ → /juoke/

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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”).

Noun

湯(ゆ)桶(おけ) • (yuoke) ^{←ゆをけ (ywoke)?}

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.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 湯桶石(ゆおけいし) (yuoke 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.

Etymology 2

湯桶 (yutō): A yutō holding soba broth.

Kanji in this term
湯	桶
ゆ Grade: 3	とう Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

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

Alternative forms

• 湯筒

Noun

湯(ゆ)桶(とう) • (yutō) 

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 湯桶読(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) (yutōkotoba): A word read with a yutōyomi.
• 湯桶石(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 (see above) is placed for cold-weather tea ceremony.