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鉢

JLPT N1 · 13 strokes

The kanji 鉢 — “pot; bowl”

鉢 means pot; bowl and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 13 strokes and uses the gold / metal radical (金).

Stroke order · 13 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ハチ、ハツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): —
Radical: 金 · gold / metal
Strokes: 13

How to remember 鉢

A round metal (金) vessel — bowl. 植木鉢 (flowerpot); 鉢植え — the kanji of balcony gardening!

Example words with 鉢

On'yomi readings

植木鉢うえきばちflowerpot
鉢はちpot, bowl

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