おけ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おけ – see the following entry.

【桶】J [noun] [from 759] a tube-shaped container for holding split flax or hemp, usually made of thin cypress wood bent to shape [noun] [from early 800s] by extension, a pail, bucket, tub, or basin similar to a barrel in construction, made of long thin pieces of cedar or cypress extending up from a base and held in place with hoops; may be small enough to carry in one hand, or large enough to bathe in [noun] [from 1513] (Noh theater) a stool on stage, on which an actor sits Alternative spelling 麻笥

(This term, おけ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as おけ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おけ.)