単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Loan words#10,083 most used

ドツボ

terrible situation

HOW IT SOUNDS

Casual · Slang

IN A SENTENCE

If you panic, you only get deeper into a mess.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

terrible situation; awful state of affairs; (being) in the shit

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

night-soil reservoir dug in a field

noun

3

night-soil pot

noun

4

earthenware vessel; earthen urn

noun

DETAILS

Kind外来語, loan words

Frequency#10,083 most used

Writtenドツボ、土壺、土壷、ど壷、ど壺

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Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium