metal bowl
A bowl made of metal. Used in contexts like Buddhist alms bowls or general metal bowls.
The monk went out for alms with a metal bowl.
An iron helmet. This meaning is rare and usually read てっぱち (鉄鉢). The reading かなばち for this sense is uncommon.
See also: 鉄鉢 (てっぱち)
The iron helmet of the Warring States period is sometimes also read as かなばち.
Standard kanji spelling for 'metal bowl'.
Alternate spelling for 'iron helmet', using 鉄 (iron) instead of 金 (metal). Rare; the reading てっぱち is more common for this meaning.
Compound of 金 (kana, 'metal') + 鉢 (hachi, 'bowl'). The 'iron helmet' sense is an extension from the bowl shape.