じょうろ

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jorro.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じょ​ーろ [jóꜜòrò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɾo̞]

Noun

じょうろ • (jōro) 

  1. watering can (utensil for watering plants)

Usage notes

Occasionally found with the ateji spellings of 如雨露 and 如露.

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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