釜
metal pot
Kanji 1950
metal pot
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Synopsis
Pots look lifeless, but 釜 is full of fun. It plays a great role in a folktale and has connections to necessities in life, plus car crashes, cross-dressing, and demons who boil people in cauldrons. It pops up in colorful place names. And of course this kanji has a culinary side, appearing in terms for "rice cooker," the names of rice and udon dishes, a salty fish dish, a way of making tea, and more.
Revision history:
Feb. 24, 2022:
- p. 13: Added “toasted in a pot" as an initial definition of 釜煎り.
- p. 14: In the phrase “the manufacturer toasted barley tea,” I deleted "tea.”
June 16, 2021: p. 20: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
May 4, 2019: Originally published.
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