Vocab Info

N3 Noun

薬缶(やかん)kettle

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      kettle

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

    All Forms

    薬缶 【やかん】薬罐 【やかん】薬鑵 【やかん】

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      薬缶(やかん)でお()()かす。

      To boil water using a kettle.

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      このやかん(どう)から出来(でき)ています。

      This kettle is made of copper.

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      (はは)によれば薬缶(やかん)(こと)別名(べつめい)湯沸(ゆわ)かしとも()うそうです。

      According to my mother, a kettle is also called a ‘yuwakashi’ in Japanese.

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      大体(だいたい)やかん全体(ぜんたい)(まる)みを()びた(かたち)をして(うえ)()()()いている。

      Most kettles have a rounded shape with a handle on top.

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      さて、さっきコンロにかけた薬缶(やかん)(みず)はそろそろ沸騰(ふっとう)する(ころ)かしら?

      Well now, I wonder if the water in the kettle that I put on the stove earlier is about to boil?

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