The kanji 釜: meaning, readings and stroke order

釜

Meaning: big pot, cauldron
On reading: —
Kun reading: かま kama
Strokes: 10
Radical: 金 metal, gold
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nồi lớn (phủ)
Japanese: かま。ごはんをたくおおきななべ。
Korean: 솥, 가마솥 (부)
Chinese: 大锅、釜

Readings, words and example sentences

かま kama · kun reading · less common

釜かま
big pot, rice pot
大きな 釜かまでごはんをたきます。
They cook rice in a big pot.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.