鉢 (bowl, crown, pot, rice tub) - Kanji Codex

鉢

bowl, crown, pot, rice tub

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ハチハツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:13

JLPT:1

Frequency:1890

Vocabulary

ハチ

Word	Reading	Meaning
衣鉢	エハチ	mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
乳鉢	ニュウハチ	mortar
沙鉢	サハチ	platter; serving plate; crown of the head; flower arrangement in a shallow vase, using sand

ハツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
托鉢	タクハツ	religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
衣鉢	イハツ	mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
衣鉢	エハツ	mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
托鉢僧	タクハツソウ	mendicant priest
托鉢修道会	タクハツシュウドウカイ	mendicant orders

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
鉢	はち	bowl; pot; basin; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
鉢植え	はちうえ	potted plant; potting
鉢巻	はちまき	headband
鉢巻	ハチマキ	headband
火鉢	ひばち	brazier; hibachi

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