Japanese symbol for “vial”
瓶
びん
Romaji: bin
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon
In Japanese, vial is 瓶, read びん (bin).
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Meanings
- n bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
Written forms: 瓶、壜、罎. Readings: びん、ビン.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vial”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガラス瓶 | ガラスびん garasubin | glass bottle; glass jar; phial |
| バイアル瓶 | バイアルびん baiarubin | vial |
| バイアル | バイアル baiaru | vial |
| 薬瓶 | くすりびん kusuribin | medicine bottle; vial |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花瓶 | かびん kabin | (flower) vase |
| 火炎瓶 | かえんびん kaenbin | Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb |
| 瓶詰め | びんづめ binzume | bottling |
| 魔法瓶 | まほうびん mahoubin | thermos bottle; vacuum flask |
| 水瓶 | みずがめ mizugame | water jug |
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.