A deep, open container for food, cooking, or holding things. Often used in compounds like すり鉢 (mortar) or 火鉢 (brazier).
I serve the salad in a large bowl.
flowerpot; plant pot
Specifically a container for growing plants. 植木鉢 is the full word, but 鉢 alone is common in context.
ベランダの鉢にハーブを植えた。
I planted herbs in a pot on the balcony.
Refers to the top of the head. Common in set phrases like 鉢が開く (to go bald on top) or 鉢合わせ (head-on collision; bumping into someone).
彼は若いのに鉢が開いてきた。
He's still young, but the crown of his head is starting to go bald.
I replanted the flowers I'd been growing in the garden into a pot.
My father's been worrying lately that he's going bald on top.
The pot fell off the shelf during the earthquake and broke.
small bowl
brazier; hibachi
goldfish bowl
mortar (for grinding); suribachi
headband; bandana
rice container; rice tub
mortar (bowl)
fukubachi; inverted bowl atop a pagoda finial
wooden bowl
root ball; root clump
shallow clay pot; shallow bowl
deep pot; deep bowl
shallow bowl
metal bowl · iron helmet
Buddhist mendicant's begging bowl · iron helmet
food served in bowls; bowl dish · potted plant; bonsai