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Readings

Kana: オウ、かめ、みか
Romaji: ou, kame, mika
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: もたい
Romaji: motai
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

jar, jug, vat

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  8
Frequency:  2448
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-2-16
Korean Reading:  ong
Chinese Reading:  weng4
Unicode:  7515
JIS:  6131

Indexes

Nelson Index: 335
New Nelson Index: 3709
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j16.1
Four Corner Index: 0071.7
Japanese Names Index: 2908
Daikanwanjiten Index: 21617
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1013

Words

(かめ)
earthenware pot
(たしらか)
fired earthenware vessel used by the emperor to clean his hands
水瓶 (みずがめ)
water jug
甕棺 (かめかん)
burial urn (often two-storey); funerary urn
厨子甕 (ずしがめ)
decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa)
(みか、みかわ)
large earthenware pot (for brewing sake)
(もたい、へ)
earthenware vessel for alcoholic beverages, etc.
雍菜 (ようさい、ヨウサイ)
swamp morning glory (Ipomoea aquatica); water spinach; kangkong
竜駕 (りょうが、りゅうが)
imperial carriage
酒甕 (さかがめ、さけがめ)
sake jug
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