つぼ

壺

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    pot, jar, vase

    • これは彼が最も大切にしているつぼだ。
      This is the pot he treasures most of all.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    dice cup

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall)

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    aim, what one wants, the mark
    word usually written using kana alone

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence
    word usually written using kana alone

  6. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point
    word usually written using kana alone

  7. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)
    oft. written as ツボ
    word usually written using kana alone

  8. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    target (when aiming an arrow)
    archaic