pot

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: No on reading is listed, and the kun reading is なべ. It has 17 strokes. It appears in words for cooking pots, earthenware pots, and hot-pot dishes.
• Basic usage: 鍋 is read なべ, and 土鍋 is read どなべ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 鍋 / 土鍋
  • 鍋 means pot or hot pot and is read なべ. It can refer to a cooking pot or a hot-pot meal shared around the table.
  • 寒い夜は家族で鍋を囲みたい。 means “On cold nights, I want to sit with my family around a hot pot.”
  • 土鍋 means earthenware pot and is read どなべ. It refers to a Japanese earthenware cooking pot.
  • 寒い夜は土鍋で野菜を煮込む。 means “On cold nights, we simmer vegetables in an earthenware pot.”