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瓶

bottle, vial, jar, jug, vat, urn

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

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

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  • 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

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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.