pot with a bail handle
A cooking pot with a curved handle (bail) attached to the rim, used for hanging over a fire or carrying. Common in traditional Japanese kitchens and camping.
See also: 鍋
I cooked rice using a pot with a bail handle while camping.
An old pot with a bail handle still remains at my grandmother's house.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; つる is often written in kana for clarity.
Kanji spelling using 弦 (string/bowstring) for the bail handle; less common but recognizable.
Rare kanji spelling using 鉉 (a handle for a pot); mainly encountered in older or specialized texts.
Compound of つる (bail/handle) and 鍋 (pot). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently describes a pot with a bail handle.