急きゅう須す

きゅ

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す

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

small teapot; kyusu

A small Japanese teapot with a side handle, used for brewing green tea. Distinct from Western-style teapots.

急きゅう須すでお茶ちゃを入いれる。
I brew tea with a kyusu.
この急きゅう須すは急きゅう須すのふたが割われてしまった。
The lid of this kyusu has cracked.

Written forms

急きゅう須すUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling for a small Japanese teapot.
きゅうすUsage10%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Kanji

急hurry, emergency, sudden
須ought, by all means, necessarily

Similar words

ティーポット
A Western-style teapot, often larger and with a different shape. 急須 specifically refers to a small Japanese teapot with a side handle.
土ど瓶びん
An earthenware teapot, often used for brewing hojicha or genmaicha. 急須 is more common for everyday green tea.

Etymology

The word 急須 originally referred to a vessel for heating water or sake in China. In Japan, it came to denote a small teapot for brewing tea. The kanji 急 (quick) and 須 (necessary) are ateji, chosen for their sounds rather than their meanings.