薬缶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薬	缶
やく > やっ Grade: 3	かん Grade: S
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
薬	缶
やく > や Grade: 3	かん Grade: S
Irregular

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) やかん [yàkáń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ja̠kã̠ɴ]
Homophones: 夜間, 射干, 野干

Noun

薬缶 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 薬罐, 薬鑵, 藥罐, hiragana やかん, rōmaji yakan, historical hiragana やくわん)
(alternative reading hiragana やっかん, romaji yakkan, historical hiragana やくくわん)

a kettle (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food)
Clipping of 薬缶頭 (“bald head”).

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana, as kana.

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