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坩堝 るつぼ、かんか rutsubo

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone crucible; melting pot
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.)
  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement

Kanji in this word

jar, pot
crucible, melting, pot

Example sentences

合衆国は長い間「るつぼ」として知られているが、それは国民のほとんどが移民の子孫だからである。
gasshuu koku ha nagai aida 「 rutsubo 」 to shi te shira re te iru ga 、 sore ha kokumin no hotondo ga imin no shison da kara de aru 。
The United States has long been known as a "melting pot" because most of its people are descended from immigrants.
ニューヨークは時々人種のるつぼと呼ばれる。
nyuuyooku ha tokidoki jinshu no rutsubo to yoba reru 。
New York is sometimes referred to as the melting pot of races.
アメリカはしばしばるつぼと言われる。
amerika ha shibashiba rutsubo to iwa reru 。
America is often referred to as a melting pot.

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