noun
pot lid; pan lid
Refers to the lid of a cooking pot or pan.
鍋蓋を取ると、いい匂いがした。
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
部首の「鍋蓋」は、漢字の上にある「亠」の形を指す。
The radical 'kettle lid' refers to the shape 亠 found at the top of some kanji.
Compound of 鍋 (nabe, 'pot, pan') and 蓋 (futa, 'lid'), with rendaku voicing of futa to buta.