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じょうろ

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じょうろ (jōro): a plastic watering can.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese jorro.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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じょうろ • (jōro) 

  1. watering can (utensil for watering plants)

Usage notes

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

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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