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鉢

bowl
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingハチ、ハツ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. bowlRtK
    彼は粘土で鉢をつくった。He formed the clay into a bowl.tatoeba
    この骨董の火鉢は今では実際に使われていない。This antique brazier no longer has any real utility.tatoeba
  2. rice tub
  3. pot
    植木鉢が歩道に落ちて、ガチャンと割れた。The flower pot crashed to the sidewalk.tatoeba
  4. crown
  1. basin
  2. (plant) pot
  3. flowerpot

Radicals and components

Radical金gold釒variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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metal (金) · gold (金) · origin · book · tree (木) · wood (木) · one (一)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 289

Compound words

火鉢ひばち
brazier; hibachi
鉢巻はちまき
headband
植木鉢うえきばち
flowerpot; plant pot
鉢植えはちうえ
potted plant; potting
衣鉢いはつ
mysteries of one's master's art
小鉢こばち
small bowl
托鉢たくはつ
religious mendicancy
擂鉢すりばち
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
鉢合せはちあわせ
bumping of heads
擂り鉢すりばち
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
当たり鉢あたりばち
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
鉢合わせはちあわせ
bumping of heads
お鉢が回るおはちがまわる
(for one's turn) to come round
向こう鉢巻むこうはちまき
folded or rolled head towel
向こう鉢巻きむこうはちまき
folded or rolled head towel

Additional Examples

この骨董の火鉢は今では実際に使われていない。
This antique brazier no longer has any real utility.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鉢

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step