甕 — kanji meaning “jar”
甕
jar, jug, vat
- Meanings
- jar, jug, vat
- On'yomi
- オウ (ou)
- Kun'yomi
- かめ、みか
- Name readings
- もたい
- Strokes
- 18
- Newspaper frequency
- #2448 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 98
- Chinese reading
- wèng — Chinese character page
Words with 甕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大甕 | おおがめ oogame | large earthenware pot (esp. for storage of liquids); large earthenware jar |
| 酒甕 | さかがめ sakagame | sake jug |
| 甕棺 | かめかん kamekan | burial urn (often two-storey); funerary urn |
| 厨子甕 | ずしがめ zushigame | decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa) |
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