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花瓶

かびん

N3vase

Examples

庭の花を切り、青い花瓶に生けた。

猫が棚に飛び乗り、危うく花瓶を倒しかけた。

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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.

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