17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

pot, pan, kettle

Kun'yomi
  • saucepan ②stew
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なべ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

pot, pan, kettle
なべ カ (11th)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ ケ クウ (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

saucepan ②stew
pot ②typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period ③working at night ④female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
earthenware pot
scalloped (noodles)
bear meat hotpot
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
Chinese-style hot pot
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
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References

Unicode hex code 934B
JIS X 0208 1-38-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4892
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6315
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1752
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2202
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1564
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2757
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1388
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1728
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2650
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40603
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1950
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a9.13
Four corner code 8712.7
De Roo Code 2849