Vocab Info
N3 Noun
薬缶kettle
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
kettle
Usually written using kana aloneNoun
2.
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薬缶 【やかん】、薬罐 【やかん】、薬鑵 【やかん】
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薬缶でお湯を沸かす。
To boil water using a kettle.
このやかんは銅から出来ています。
This kettle is made of copper.
母によれば薬缶の事を別名、湯沸かしとも言うそうです。
According to my mother, a kettle is also called a ‘yuwakashi’ in Japanese.
大体のやかんは全体に丸みを帯びた形をして上に取っ手が付いている。
Most kettles have a rounded shape with a handle on top.
さて、さっきコンロにかけた薬缶の水はそろそろ沸騰する頃かしら?
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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