Practice JLPTMeaning
壷 (つぼ, tsubo) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “tsubo jar, pot, vase”.
Example sentences 12
このつぼはとても 高価なものです
This jar is a very expensive item.
この壷はさすが名工の作品だけあって色や形に気品がある。
This pot was made by a master craftsman, so naturally its colours and shape are graceful.
美術品のことは何も知らないので、この壷が安いのやら高いのやら全然見当がつかない。
Because I know nothing about art objects, I have no idea whether this pot is cheap or expensive.
桐壺参照。
See Kiritsubo.
母は桐壺更衣。
His mother was Kiritsubo no Koi (a court lady of lower status).
桐壺帝の中宮。
She is Emperor Kiritsubo's empress.
冬、桐壺帝崩御。
In winter, Emperor Kiritsubo dies.
桐壺帝第八皇子。
He is the eighth prince of Emperor Kiritsubo.
藤壺の姪にあたる。
She is a niece of Fujitsubo.
藤壺の兄とは別人。
Fujitsubo's older brother is a different person.
向こうの 思う壷だぞ。
You will play into their hands.
銅壷をいれて湯を沸かすこともある。
They are sometimes used to boil water using doko (copper containers).