JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 鉢: "bowl, rice tub, pot"
The kanji 鉢 means "bowl, rice tub, pot, crown". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハチ, ハツ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハチハツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bowl, rice tub, pot, crown |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1890 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鉢
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鉢bowl; pot; basin · (plant) pot; flowerpot
- 鉢合わせbumping of heads · running into; coming across; encountering
- 鉢合わせるto bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on · to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
- 火鉢brazier; hibachi
- 鉢植えpotted plant · potting
- 植木鉢flowerpot; plant pot
- すり鉢(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
- 小鉢small bowl
- 鉢巻headband
- 捨て鉢desperate; reckless
- 長火鉢oblong brazier
- 金魚鉢goldfish bowl
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