薬缶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薬	缶
やく > やっ Grade: 3	かん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
藥罐 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
薬	缶
やく > や Grade: 3	かん Grade: S
irregular	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
藥罐 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)

(Tokyo) やかん [yàkáń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ja̠kã̠ɴ]

Homophones: 夜間, 射干, 野干

Noun

薬(や)缶(かん) or 薬(やっ)缶(かん) • (yakan or yakkan) ^{←やくわん (yakwan)^?}

a kettle (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food)
Clipping of 薬缶頭 (“bald head”).

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana, as やかん.

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