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Kotomora

鍋

pot, pan, kettle

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes17

Readings

On'yomi

  • カ

Kun'yomi

  • なべ

Meaning

鍋 centers on a metal cooking vessel: a pot, pan, or kettle used for heating or boiling.

Most common words using 鍋

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  • 鍋なべ
    N4

    pan; pot; saucepan

  • 土鍋どなべ

    earthenware pot

  • お鍋おなべ

    pan; pot

  • 鍋物なべもの

    stew; food cooked in a pot

  • 牛鍋ぎゅうなべ

    sukiyaki

  • もつ鍋もつなべ

    hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso

  • 中華鍋ちゅうかなべ

    wok; Chinese frying pan

  • あんこう鍋あんこうなべ

    goosefish hotpot

  • たこ焼き鍋たこやきなべ

    takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)

  • ちゃんこ鍋ちゃんこなべ

    chankonabe; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers

  • ちり鍋ちりなべ

    dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce; pot used to cook such a dish

  • つる鍋つるなべ

    pot with a bail for a handle

  • ぼたん鍋ぼたんなべ

    boar meat hot pot; boar stew

  • みぞれ鍋みぞれなべ

    style of hot pot cooking using a large amount of grated daikon

  • キムチ鍋キムチなべ

    kimchi hot pot

  • シチュー鍋シチューなべ

    casserole; heavy saucepan; stewpot

  • ジンギスカン鍋ジンギスカンなべ

    slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing jingisukan

  • タジン鍋タジンなべ

    tajine; tagine

  • チゲ鍋チゲなべ

    Korean stew; Korean hot pot

  • ハリハリ鍋はりはりなべ

    harihari nabe; whale meat and potherb mustard hot pot

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Etymology

鍋 combines 金 (metal) with 咼, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a metal cooking pot.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is metal 金, and the right side 咼 looks like a pot with a lid and handle. Picture a metal pot on the stove.

Reading mnemonic

For カ, imagine a car-shaped pot: car -> カ, and the metal pot is shaped like a little car.