bottle, vial, jar, jug
Also: vat, urn
On'yomi (音読み)
- ビン
- ヘイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かめ
About this kanji
The kanji 「瓶」means bottle, jar, or jug. It is often used as a noun. Several common compounds include 花瓶 (かびん, kabin), which means flower vase, and 火炎瓶 (かえんびん, kaenbin), referring to a Molotov cocktail. Another example is 瓶詰め (びんづめ, bindume), meaning bottling. You might also encounter 空き瓶 (あきびん, akibin) for empty bottle and 水瓶 (みずがめ, mizugame), which translates to water jug. When using this kanji, remember that it typically refers to containers for liquids or other substances, emphasizing the idea of holding something.
Example sentences
その瓶は古いワインが入っている。
That bottle contains old wine.
Meanings across languages
- English
- bottle, vial, jar, jug, vat, urn
- Tiếng Việt
- chai, hũ
- 日本語
- 瓶
- 한국어
- 병
- 中文
- 瓶
- id
- botol
- th
- ขวด
- es
- botella
- fr
- bouteille
- de
- Flasche
- pt
- garrafa
Common compounds
- 花瓶(flower) vase
- 火炎瓶Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 瓶詰めbottling, bottled
- 空き瓶empty bottle
- 水瓶water jug
- 魔法瓶thermos bottle, vacuum flask
- 小瓶small bottle
- 大瓶large bottle
Words using this kanji
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