花か瓶びん

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

vase; flower vase

A container for displaying cut flowers. The reading かびん is standard; はながめ and かへい are rare or archaic.

I put a vase on the table.

彼かの女じょは花か瓶びんに花はなを生いけた。

She arranged flowers in the vase.

花か瓶びんに花はなを挿さすto put flowers in a vase
母ははは花か瓶びんにバラを挿さした。
My mother put some roses in the vase.
花か瓶びんに水みずを入いれるto fill a vase with water
花か瓶びんに水みずを入いれてから花はなを飾かざった。
I filled the vase with water before arranging the flowers.
花か瓶びんを割わるto break a vase
うっかり花か瓶びんを割わってしまった。
I accidentally broke the vase.

花か器き
花瓶 refers specifically to a vase for cut flowers, while 花器 is a broader, more formal term covering any flower-arranging container.

植うえ木き鉢ばち
花瓶 is a vase for holding cut flowers in water, while 植木鉢 is a pot for growing a living plant in soil.

個こN5
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years

花瓶Usage85%
- かびん
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- かへい
- はながめ
花かびん

Compound of 花 (flower) and 瓶 (jar, bottle). The standard reading かびん uses the on'yomi of both characters.

Usage10%

search-only kanji form

Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

かへいUsage5%

はながめ