薬缶
やかん
kettle
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Examples
薬缶でお湯を沸かす。
やかんでおゆをわかす。
I boil water in the kettle.
薬缶がシュンシュンいうまで待ちなさい。
やかんがシュンシュンいうまでまちなさい。
Wait till the kettle begins to sing.
薬缶のお湯がやっと沸いた。
やかんのおゆがやっとわいた。
The water in the kettle has finally boiled.
Common patterns
- 薬缶でお湯を沸かす
- to boil water in a kettle
- 薬缶が沸く
- the kettle boils
- 薬缶の湯
- the hot water in the kettle
Memory tip
Literally "medicine can" — it was originally the pot for boiling herbal decoctions. In real writing it is nearly always やかん in kana.
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