つぼ

noun

  1. part of a lock that receives the latch, keeper, strike.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
つぼ
受け壺 うけつぼ
うけつぼ
受壺
受壺 うけつぼ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

accept, undergo, answer (phone)
う.ける ジュ じょ (3rd, N3)
paw radical
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
jar, pot
つぼ コ (Kentei Pre-1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
rank, follow
ア つ.ぐ (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)