つぼ

壺壷壼

[tsubo]

Meanings

1.Noun

pot; jar; vase

2.Noun

dice cup

3.Noun

depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall)

4.Noun

aim; what one wants; the mark

5.Noun

key point (of a conversation, etc.); essence

6.Noun

acupuncture point; moxibustion point; pressure point

7.Noun

position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)

梅干しをつぼに漬け込んで保存する。

Pickled plums are preserved by storing them in a jar.

庭に置いたつぼに雨水がたまっていた。

Rainwater had accumulated in the jar placed in the garden.

観客の笑いのつぼにはまって会場が沸いた。

It hit the audience's funny bone and the venue erupted in laughter.