桶(おけ)

おけ
noun
bucket, tub, pail
tool
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)

Related Words

Compare: バケツ (bucket)
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