鍋なべ蓋ぶた

noun

pot lid; pan lid

Refers to the lid of a cooking pot or pan.

• 鍋なべ蓋ぶたを取とると、いい匂においがした。

  When I took off the pot lid, a nice smell came out.

noun

kanji "kettle lid" radical (radical 8)

Refers to the kanji radical 亠, which resembles a kettle lid. Used in contexts discussing kanji components.

See also: 卦算冠

• 部ぶ首しゅの「鍋なべ蓋ぶた」は、漢かん字じの上うえにある「亠」の形かたちを指さす。

  The radical 'kettle lid' refers to the shape 亠 found at the top of some kanji.