What does kanji 甑 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 甑 is rice-steaming pot.

How is kanji 甑 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 甑 are こしき; the onyomi readings are ショウ, ソウ.

Example words that use kanji 甑 include 甑, 甑炉.

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甑

Meaning

rice-steaming pot

Stroke Order

Variant: 䰝 (Itaiji)

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こしき

steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood)

そうろ

furnace (for casting bronze)

5 reference sentences

祖母は甑で米を蒸した。

My grandmother steamed rice with a rice-steaming pot.

古い甑が納屋に残っていた。

An old rice-steaming pot remained in the shed.

祭りの日には大きな甑を使う。

On festival days, they use a large rice-steaming pot.

甑から湯気が立ちのぼっている。

Steam is rising from the rice-steaming pot.

父は甑のふたを静かに開けた。

My father quietly opened the lid of the rice-steaming pot.