Vocabulary

What does やかん (yakan) mean?

やかん means kettle.

Quick facts
Readingやかん
Romajiyakan
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
やかん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyakan

kettle

  1. 1noun kettle
  2. 2noun bald head

Example sentences

  • I boil water with a kettle.

  • The kettle got old, so I bought a new one.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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