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とくとく

toku-toku

Liquid pouring in glugs

The rhythmic glugging sound of liquid pouring from a narrow-necked container — sake being poured, water flowing from a bamboo fountain, or a stream trickling.

💡A bamboo water fountain filling and tipping — 'The water poured toku-toku into the stone basin.'

Example

竹の筒から水がとくとくと流れ落ちる。

Water pours toku-toku from the bamboo pipe.

Quiz yourself

The sake was ___ poured from the ceramic bottle into the cup.

徳利からお酒が○○と注がれた。

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