jar

Japanese: jar
jar

…The Chinese term '甶 = 瓮' includes inverted bell-shaped jars and short-necked jars. The ancient Greek word pithos corresponds to a large jar, and the English words jar and urn correspond to jars. However, the latter often refers specifically to jars used to store cremated remains. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "jar" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中国の〈甕=瓮〉には倒鐘形のものと,短頸壺とが含まれている。古代ギリシアのピトスは大型の甕に相当し,また英語のjar,urnが甕に対応する。ただし後者は,とくに火葬骨収納用のものをさすことが多い。…

※「jar」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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