WORD DETAIL
花瓶
かびん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
花瓶(かびん)means a vase, a vessel for displaying flowers. - Basic usage: It appears when arranging cut flowers or describing a vase on a shelf.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Use compared with 植木鉢
植木鉢(うえきばち)is a plant pot that holds soil or another growing medium.花瓶focuses on a vessel for arranging flowers, such as the cut flowers in the example.

