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pot
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On reading
Kun readingなべ

Meanings

  1. potRtK
    湯わかし黒いいうThe pot calls the kettle black.tatoeba
    ふきこぼれいるThe pot is boiling over.tatoeba
  2. kettle
  3. pan
    焦げつかせるDon't let the pan boil dry.tatoeba
    非常きちんとなのですべてあるべき場所整理いるHe is such a tidy person. Every pot and pan is in its place.tatoeba
  1. saucepan
  2. stew
  3. hot pot

Radicals and components

Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

metal () · gold () · jawbone · joint · hood () · mouth ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1388

Compound words

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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