鉢

bowl

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingハチ、ハツ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

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
rice tub
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
crown

basin
(plant) pot
flowerpot

Homonyms

ⓘ

Same reading (はち)

Radicals and components

Radical金gold 釒variant

Components

How it's built

鉢

→
→
- →

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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

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

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