earthenware baking pan; parching pan
A shallow, unglazed earthenware pan used for roasting or parching tea leaves, sesame seeds, etc. over direct heat.
Roasting sesame seeds in a parching pan makes them fragrant.
ancient Chinese punishment of walking on an oiled pipe over fire
Only with reading ほうらく
Historical term, restricted to the reading ほうらく. Refers to a cruel punishment from ancient China.
The 'punishment of the parching pan' is known as one of the cruel punishments of ancient China.
Standard kanji spelling for the earthenware pan.
Kana spelling used when the kanji are obscure or for clarity.
Variant kanji form; less common.
The word originally referred to a type of earthenware pan used for roasting. The kanji 焙烙 (or 炮烙) are Chinese in origin and were adopted for this implement. The reading ほうらく is associated with the historical punishment sense.