jar or vase with a long narrow neck
Archaic term for a narrow-necked jar or vase. In modern Japanese, 瓶 is usually read びん and refers to bottles or jars in general.
In old texts, 瓶 (へい) can refer to a jar with a long narrow neck.
sarracenia; pitcher plant
Standard kanji form for this archaic noun.
The kanji 瓶 has been used historically for various types of jars and vases. The reading へい is an older Sino-Japanese reading, now largely replaced by びん in modern usage.