鉄瓶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てつ
Grade: 3
びん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鐵甁 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of (tetsu, iron) +‎ (bin, jug).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) つびん [tètsúbíń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [te̞t͡sɨbʲĩɴ]

Noun

(てつ)(びん) • (tetsubin

  1. a cast iron kettle

Derived terms

  • 南部鉄瓶(なんぶてつびん) (nanbu tetsubin)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN