桶(おけ)

おけ
noun
bucket, tub, pail
1. bucket, tub, pail
A round, open-topped container traditionally made of wood, used for carrying water, bathing, or storage. In modern use, also refers to plastic basins and tubs.
風呂(ふろ)桶(おけ)でお湯(ゆ)をかけた。
I poured hot water with a bath bucket.
木(き)の桶(おけ)に水(みず)を入(い)れて花(はな)を生(い)けた。
I put water in a wooden tub and arranged flowers in it.
昔(むかし)はこの地域(ちいき)の職人(しょくにん)が手作(てづく)りの桶(おけ)を作(つく)っていた。
In the old days, craftsmen in this area used to make handcrafted wooden buckets.

USAGE:
Traditionally refers to wooden containers made by coopers (桶屋(おけや)). In modern everyday life, most commonly encountered as 風呂(ふろ)桶(おけ) (bath bucket used for scooping water in Japanese-style bathing). Also appears in the well-known proverb 風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)けば桶屋(おけや)が儲(もう)かる (when the wind blows, the bucket-maker profits — a chain of unlikely cause and effect).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 風呂(ふろ)桶(おけ): bath bucket
  • 木(き)桶(おけ): wooden bucket
  • 桶屋(おけや): bucket-maker, cooper
  • 寿司(すし)桶(おけ): sushi serving tub

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • バケツ: bucket (Western-style, usually metal or plastic, with a handle)
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