桶|おけoke[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbucket; pail; tub
   彼女かのじょが電話でんわをしている間あいだにふろ桶おけがあふれた。↗

   The tub ran over while she was on the phone.

• Synonym手桶ておけNeutralA small bucket with a handle, like one carried to fetch water when visiting graves; 「桶」 covers buckets of any size and need not have a handle.
• Related水槽すいそうNeutralA large container for storing water, or a fish tank; not something you carry around. 「桶」 is a portable water container, typically made of staved wooden boards.
• Related水盤すいばんNeutralA shallow, wide basin filled with water for arranging flowers or displaying bonsai; 「桶」 is deep and holds water for carrying or storing.

Use 「桶」 for water containers of various sizes, typically wooden-staved but plastic ones too, as in 「風呂桶」. Choose 「手桶」 for a small handled bucket, 「水槽」 for large tanks or fish tanks, and 「水盤」 for shallow flower-display basins.

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1. （おけ）水みずなどをためるのに用もちいるため、木板きいたを組み合くみあわせて作つくられた容器ようき。