Japanese symbol for “griddle”
平鍋
ひらなべ
Romaji: hiranabe
pan; griddle
In Japanese, griddle is 平鍋, read ひらなべ (hiranabe).
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Meanings
- n pan; griddle
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “griddle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 焼き網 | やきあみ yakiami | gridiron; griddle; grill |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace; harmony |
| 平均 | へいきん heikin | average; mean |
| 平成 | へいせい heisei | Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30) |
| 平日 | へいじつ heijitsu | weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday) |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain; open field |
| 公平 | こうへい kouhei | fair; impartial; just |
| 土鍋 | どなべ donabe | earthenware pot |
| 鍋物 | なべもの nabemono | stew; food cooked in a pot |
See also: Chinese symbol for “griddle”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.