じょろ

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jorro.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

じょろ • (joro

  1. watering can (utensil for watering plants)

Usage notes

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

References

  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