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湯沸かし (ゆわかし, yuwakashi) Japanese meaning: kettle | Kotomora

湯ゆ沸わかし

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

kettle; teakettle

A pot or kettle for boiling water, typically used in the kitchen.

湯ゆ沸わかしでお湯ゆを沸わかしてください。

Kanji

湯hot water, bath, hot spring
沸seethe, boil, ferment

Related words

やかん
やかん is a more common word for a kettle, often made of metal and used on a stove. 湯沸かし can refer to an electric kettle or a pot specifically for boiling water.

Word family

湯ゆ沸わかし器き

Please boil water in the kettle.

N2

water heater; water boiler

Built from

湯ゆ+沸わかす

Written forms

湯ゆ沸わかしUsage56%
Standard spelling with full okurigana.
湯沸ゆわかしUsage25%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen.
湯沸ゆわかしUsage18%
Common variant with slightly abbreviated okurigana.

Etymology

Compound of 湯 (yu, 'hot water') and 沸かし (wakashi, the noun form of 沸かす 'to boil').