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なべ · nabe · JLPT N3 · noun

pot

🍲 Old Japanese na (side dish) + he (vessel): the side-dish pot

The kanji pairs 金 (metal) with 咼 for sound: a metal pot. Nabe is also the name of a hot-pot meal cooked at the table, as in yosenabe and sukiyaki.

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