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

Noun

るつぼ • (rutsubo) ←るつぼ (rutubo)?

  1. crucible; (melting) pot

Synonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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