瓶
bottle, vial, jar, jug, vat, urn
Readings
On'yomi
- ビン
- ヘイ
Kun'yomi
- かめ
Nanori
- べ
- ぺ
Meaning
瓶 centers on a container for holding liquids or other substances: a bottle, jar, jug, vial, vat, or urn. The common thread is a vessel with a defined shape used for storage or transport.
Most common words using 瓶
20 of 66- 瓶びんN3
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
- 花瓶かびんN5
(flower) vase
- 火炎瓶かえんびん
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
- ガラス瓶ガラスびん
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
- 瓶詰めびんづめN2
bottling
- 小瓶こびん
small bottle
- 魔法瓶まほうびん
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
- 水瓶座みずがめざ
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
- 一升瓶いっしょうびん
one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
- ビール瓶ビールびん
beer bottle
- 瓶ビールびんビール
bottled beer; bottle beer
- 水瓶みずがめ
water jug
- 大瓶おおびん
large bottle
- 大瓶たいへい
large earthenware pot
- 鉄瓶てつびん
iron kettle
- 尿瓶しびん
urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal
- 土瓶どびん
earthenware teapot
- 空き瓶あきびんN3
empty bottle
- インク瓶インクびん
bottle of ink; ink bottle
- ガロン瓶ガロンびん
gallon bottle; three litre glass bottle used for pharmaceuticals
Study
Etymology
瓶 combines 并 (originally representing two people side by side, suggesting pairing or combining) with 瓦 (earthenware), indicating a paired or symmetrical earthenware vessel. The modern form retains this structure, though the exact historical development of 并 as a phonetic or semantic component is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 并 looks like two matching halves joined together, and the right side 瓦 means earthenware. Picture a symmetrical clay bottle formed by joining two halves: 瓶 is a bottle or jar.
Reading mnemonic
For ビン, imagine a bottle that goes 'bin' when you tap it: bin -> ビン, and the sound echoes inside the clay vessel.