What does kanji 釜 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 釜 is kettle.

How is kanji 釜 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 釜 are かま; the onyomi readings are フ.

What is the main radical of kanji 釜?

The main radical for kanji 釜 is 金.

What words use kanji 釜?

Example words that use kanji 釜 include 釜, 釜めし, 釜玉うどん, 釜山.

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釜

Meaning

Kanji 釜

kettle

kettle, cauldron, iron pot

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かま
Onyomi 音読み: フ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #1761
Strokes: 10
Radical: 金
Components: 一 • 丶 • ノ • 并 • 干 • 父 • 王 • 金
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 33 common entries

Showing 33 of 48 entries that include this kanji.

釜

かま

iron pot

釜めし

かまめし

rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot

釜玉うどん

かまたまうどん

udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.

釜山

ふざん

Busan (South Korea)

釜師

かまし

teakettle caster

釜場

かまば

boiler room

釜石石

かまいしせき

kamaishilite

釜煎り

かまいり

boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)

釜中の魚

ふちゅうのうお

fish in a pot about to be boiled

釜敷

かましき

kettle rest

釜揚げうどん

かまあげうどん

straight-from-the-pot udon

釜炒り茶

かまいりちゃ

green tea fired in hot pans after a short withering (common Chinese technique)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

釜でご飯を炊いた。

I cooked rice in a cauldron.

大きな釜で湯をわかしている。

They are boiling water in a large kettle.

その店では釜でうどんをゆでる。

At that shop, they boil udon in a cauldron.

古い釜が倉庫に残っていた。

An old iron pot was left in the storehouse.

釜のふたを開けると湯気が立った。

When I opened the lid of the cauldron, steam rose up.

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