A metal pot with a spout and handle, used for boiling water. Common in Japanese kitchens.
やかんでお湯を沸かしてください。
Please boil water in the kettle.
やかんがピーッと鳴ったら火を止めて。
Turn off the heat when the kettle whistles.
Colloquial abbreviation of やかん頭 (やかんあたま), likening a shiny bald head to a kettle. Playful or mildly teasing.
See also: やかん頭
最近頭が薄くなってきて、友達に「やかん」って言われるんだ。
My hair's been thinning lately, and my friends call me 'kettle' (baldy).
I boiled water in the kettle and made tea.
I put water in the kettle and then put it on the stove.
The kettle boiled and let out a whistling sound.
Rare kanji form using the traditional character 罐.
Rare kanji form using the variant character 鑵.