鉢はち

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

A deep, open container for food, cooking, or holding things. Often used in compounds like すり鉢 (mortar) or 火鉢 (brazier).

flowerpot; plant pot

Specifically a container for growing plants. 植木鉢 is the full word, but 鉢 alone is common in context.

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).

彼かれは若わかいのに鉢はちが開ひらいてきた。
He's still young, but the crown of his head is starting to go bald.

〈物もの〉を鉢はちに植うえるto plant something in a pot
庭にわで育そだてていた花はなを鉢はちに植うえ替かえた。
I replanted the flowers I'd been growing in the garden into a pot.
鉢はちが開ひらくto go bald on the crown of one's head
父ちちは最さい近きん、鉢はちが開ひらいてきたと気きにしている。
My father's been worrying lately that he's going bald on top.
鉢はちが割われるfor a bowl/pot to break
地じ震しんで棚たなから鉢はちが落おちて割われた。
The pot fell off the shelf during the earthquake and broke.

植うえ木き鉢ばち sense 2
植木鉢 is the full, unambiguous word for a flowerpot, while 鉢 alone is a shorter form that relies on context to mean the same thing.
器うつわN2sense 1
器 is the broad, generic word for any vessel or container, whereas 鉢 specifically points to a deep, open bowl-shaped one.
頭とう頂ちょう部ぶ sense 3
頭頂部 is the neutral, anatomical term for the crown of the head, while 鉢 is a more colloquial, older word used especially in set phrases like 鉢が開く.
碗わんN2
碗 is a small individual bowl used for rice or soup at the table, while 鉢 is a larger, deeper bowl used for serving, mixing, or communal dishes.

丼どんぶりN2sense 1
どんぶり is specifically a large bowl for rice dishes, while 鉢 is a more general term for a bowl or pot used for many purposes.

個こN5
Used for 鉢 (はち) when counting it simply as a container/object, with 個 being the natural choice in most contexts.

鉢はち植うえ
potted plant · potting
植うえ木き鉢ばち
flowerpot; plant pot
鉢はち合あわせ
bumping of heads; head-on collision · running into; encountering unexpectedly
小こ鉢ばち
small bowl
火ひ鉢ばち
brazier; hibachi

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Originally referred to a Buddhist alms bowl (sanskrit pātra), later extended to any bowl-shaped container and the crown of the head.