Japanese symbol for “urn”

沸かし器

わかしき

Romaji: wakashiki

urn (for hot water); pot; boiler

In Japanese, urn is 沸かし器, read わかしき (wakashiki).

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Meanings

n urn (for hot water); pot; boiler

Kanji and stroke order

沸

seethe, boil, ferment

on: フツ
kun: わ.く、わ.かす

8 strokes · JLPT 2

器

utensil, vessel, receptacle

on: キ
kun: うつわ

15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “urn”

Word	Reading	Meaning
ＵＲＮ	ユー・アール・エヌ yuu・aaru・enu	uniform resource name; URN

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
沸騰	ふっとう futtou	boiling; seething
沸かす	わかす wakasu	to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink)
沸く	わく waku	to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil
沸点	ふってん futten	boiling point
沸き	わき waki	boiling
煮沸	しゃふつ shafutsu	boiling up
武器	ぶき buki	weapon; arms; ordnance
兵器	へいき heiki	arms; weapon; ordnance