内うち釜がま

noun

inner pot of a rice cooker

Specifically the removable inner pot of an electric rice cooker. Contrasts with 外釜 (outer pot).

See also: 外釜

• 炊すい飯はん器きの内うち釜がまを洗あらって乾かわかしてください。

  Please wash and dry the inner pot of the rice cooker.

noun

indoor bathwater heater (inner pot)

Refers to the inner pot of a traditional indoor bathwater heater (often gas or wood-fired). Contrasts with 外釜 (outer pot).

See also: 外釜

• 昔むかしの風ふ呂ろ釜がまは内うち釜がまと外そと釜がまに分わかれていた。

  Old bath heaters were divided into an inner pot and an outer pot.