麻笥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麻	笥
Grade: S	Hyōgaiji

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Compound of 麻 (o, “flax, ramie”) +‎ 笥 (ke, “a container, especially for foodstuffs or tableware”).

Noun

麻笥(おけ) • (oke) ^{←をけ (woke)?}

1. Alternative form of 桶: a tub, a bucket, a basin.

Usage notes

The 桶 spelling is more common.