Barrel - Taru (English spelling)

Japanese: 樽 - たる（英語表記）barrel

A container for transporting and storing liquids such as sake and soy sauce. It is cylindrical and made of wood such as cedar, cypress, or cherry, and has a lid. Before cans and bottles became widespread, it was used to store and transport brewed products, but even today it is prized as a container that preserves the delicate quality of sake and soy sauce. There are also ceremonial sake barrels with a handle on top that also serves as a decoration for hanging them, and barrels with a bulging center like a beer barrel.

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Japanese:

酒や醤油などの液体を運搬，貯蔵する容器。杉，ひのき，桜などの木製の円筒形で，ふたがついている。缶や瓶が普及するまでは醸造物の貯蔵，運搬に使われたが，今日でも酒や醤油の微妙な品質を保つものとして珍重されている。ほかに儀式用の酒樽として，上部にさげるための装飾を兼ねた取手のついたものもあり，ビール樽のように中胴のふくらんだ形のものもある。

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