# 鉢 — bowl; flowerpot

鉢 means “bowl; flowerpot”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ハチ (hachi), ハツ (hatsu). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 鉢 (hachi, “bowl; pot”).

- Meaning: bowl; flowerpot
- On'yomi: ハチ (hachi), ハツ (hatsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Things 3

## How to remember 鉢

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 本 book; origin

## Words with 鉢

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鉢 | はち (hachi) | bowl; pot |

## More in the “Things 3” set

[槽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vat/) · [鉢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bowl/) · [錠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lock/) · [臼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mortar/) · [栓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stopper/) · [芯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wick/) · [箋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/memo-paper/) · [籠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/basket/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bowl/. Last updated 2026-11-01.