# 釜 — iron pot; cauldron

釜 means “iron pot; cauldron”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes.  Kun'yomi: かま (kama). You'll see it in words such as 釜 (kama, “iron pot; kettle”).

- Meaning: iron pot; cauldron
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: かま (kama)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 2

## How to remember 釜

Parts: 父 father · 金 metal; gold

## Words with 釜

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 釜 | かま (kama) | iron pot; kettle |

## More in the “Food & cooking 2” set

[飢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starve/) · [餓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starvation/) · [釜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/iron-pot/) · [炊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cook-rice/) · [摂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/absorb/) · [飽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-full/) · [漬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pickle/)

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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/iron-pot/. Last updated 2026-11-01.