鍋 means “pot, pan”

なべ · nabe

Also: kettle

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

なべ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

カ

Taught in secondary school · 17 strokes

The story

Metal (金) crafted for the table: 鍋 is both vessel and meal. In winter, families gather around a bubbling nabe pot, each person adding ingredients, the shared warmth as nourishing as the food.

Used in 鍋料理 (nabe ryouri, hot pot dish) and 鍋物 (nabemono, pot cuisine)

Words with 鍋

• 鍋物 (なべもの, nabemono): hot pot cuisine

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.