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tsukubai.

A small basin, usually of stone, used for ritual ablution in Japanese Buddhist temples and before the tea ceremony.

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noun/ˈ(t)suːkuːˌbaɪ/
  1. A small basin, usually of stone, used for ritual ablution in Japanese Buddhist temples and before the tea ceremony.

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Borrowed from Japanese 蹲踞.

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