釜

ONふ

KUNかま

Meanings

boiling potkettleiron pot

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How to remember

The kanji 釜 (boiling pot) depicts a pot with a lid. Imagine a **PERSON** (人) standing over a large **METAL** (金) cooking pot, ready to stir its contents.

'Kama' — like a `camera` taking a picture of an old, traditional `pot`.

Vocabulary

釜かま

pot, kettle, cauldron

釜飯かまめし

rice dish cooked in an iron pot

茶釜ちゃがま

tea kettle (for tea ceremony)

釜揚げかまあげ

parboiled, boiled in a large pot (e.g., noodles)

Related kanji

鍋飯器火金湯