Word Meaning 花瓶

けびょう kebyou

花瓶 is read as けびょう (kebyou) and means vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper).

Meaning

English

  1. vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)

Reading

Kana

けびょう

Romaji

kebyou

Writing Variants

  • 華瓶 けびょう kebyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 142014 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

花輪

はなわ

wreath

花粉

かふん

pollen

花畑

はなばたけ

field of flowers

花見団子

はなみだんご

dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)

花前線

はなぜんせん

(cherry) blossom front

花より団子

はなよりだんご

function over aesthetics

花大根

はなだいこん

Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

花角力

はなずもう

wrestling outside the formal tournaments

花丸

はなまる

encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)

花材

かざい

material used for flower arrangement

花火線香

はなびせんこう

toy fireworks

花競べ

はなくらべ

flower-comparing contest (Heian period)

Example Sentences

10

Who broke the vase?

The vase burst into fragments.

I filled a vase with water.

He dropped a vase.

I put the flowers in the vase.

This vase is fragile.

This vase is fragile.

Put some water into the vase.

Hold the vase in both hands.

There is a vase on the table.