# 鍋 — pot; pan

鍋 means “pot; pan”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 17 strokes.  Kun'yomi: なべ (nabe). You'll see it in words such as 鍋 (nabe, “pan; pot”).

- Meaning: pot; pan
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: なべ (nabe)
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Food & cooking 2

## How to remember 鍋

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 咼 crooked

## Words with 鍋

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鍋 | なべ (nabe) | pan; pot |

## Don't confuse it with

[銅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/copper/) · [銘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inscription/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 2” set

[滋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nourishing/) · [辛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/spicy/) · [菓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweets/) · [鍋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pot/) · [丼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rice-bowl/) · [餅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rice-cake/) · [箸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chopsticks/)

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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/n2-kanji/pot/. Last updated 2026-11-01.