This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

お鍋

御鍋

Reading

Kana: おなべ
Romaji: onabe
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

pot

Note: polite (teineigo) language
2

typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period

Note: archaism
3

working at night

4

female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (i.e. a transvestite)

Note: often derog.
Note: word usually written using kana alone; slang

Kanji

Readings: カ、 なべ
Meanings: pot, pan, kettle
Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern