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土
ど
壺
つぼ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. very bad condition; awful state; terrible situation; in the shit
usu. as どつぼにはまる
2. night-soil reservoir dug in a field
3. night-soil pot
orig. meaning
4. earthenware vessel; earthen urn
Alt. forms
ドツボ
84%
どつぼ
12%
土
ど
壺
つぼ
3%
ど
壺
つぼ
Kanji used
土
earth
壺
jar
Pitch accent
ど
つぼ
Used in: 4
Composed of
土
ど
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
壺
つぼ
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants