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じょろ

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じょろ (joro): 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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じょろ • (joro) 

  1. watering can (utensil for watering plants)

Usage notes

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Occasionally found with the ateji spelling of 如露. The longer pronunciation じょうろ (jōro) appears to be more common.

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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