鉢
bowl, rice tub, pot, crown
Readings
On'yomi
- ハチ
- ハツ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
鉢 centers on a container that holds something: a bowl, a pot, or a tub. The crown sense is a specialized application where the container shape sits on the head.
Most common words using 鉢
20 of 58- 鉢はちN2
bowl; pot; basin
- 鉢植えはちうえ
potted plant
- 植木鉢うえきばち
flowerpot; plant pot
- 鉢合わせはちあわせ
bumping of heads
- 小鉢こばち
small bowl
- 火鉢ひばち
brazier; hibachi
- 金魚鉢きんぎょばち
goldfish bowl
- すり鉢すりばち
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
- 鉢巻はちまきN1
headband
- 托鉢たくはつ
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging
- お鉢おはち
container for boiled rice
- あたり鉢あたりばち
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
- お鉢が回ってくるおはちがまわってくる
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
- お鉢が回るおはちがまわる
one's turn comes around
- こね鉢こねばち
kneading trough; kneading bowl
- すり鉢状すりばちじょう
mortar-shaped; cone-shaped; conical
- どんぶり鉢どんぶりばち
bowl (medium-large, suitable for donburi)
- ねじり鉢巻きねじりはちまき
towel twisted into a headband
- ねじり鉢巻きでねじりはちまきで
as hard as one can; with one's whole heart
- スープ鉢スープばち
soup bowl
Study
Etymology
鉢 combines 金 (metal) with 本, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a metal bowl or pot.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 金 (metal) and right side 本 (book) come together: imagine a metal bowl used to hold sacred books or a pot shaped like a book. The container is a 鉢.
Reading mnemonic
For ハチ, picture a bowl filled with honey made by bees: 蜂 (はち, bee) -> ハチ, and the bowl holds the sweet honey.