釜

釜 — readings, stroke count and radical

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形声。「金」+音符「父」。煮炊器具（かま）の一種を指す漢語｛釜｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

kettle, cauldron, iron pot

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

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Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱父⿻王丷

釜かま（かま）加熱に用いる金属製の器。元は竈で用いられ、側面からも高い熱が伝導するよう鍋よりも深いつくりになっている。iron pot, kettle
釜飯かまめしrice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
釜敷かましきkettle rest
釜場かまばboiler room
釜山プサンBusan (South Korea), Pusan
釜師かましteakettle caster, craftsman who makes tea ceremony pots
釜茹でかまゆでboiling in an iron pot, boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
釜風呂かまぶろsteam bath (often using brine)
釜煎りかまいりboiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
釜石石かまいしせきkamaishilite
釜揚げかまあげstraight-from-the-pot udon, freshly boiled and drained seafood (esp. small fish), seafood served straight from the pot
釜炒り茶かまいりちゃgreen tea fired in hot pans after a short withering (common Chinese technique)
釜中の魚ふちゅうのうおfish in a pot about to be boiled
釜玉うどんかまたまうどんudon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.
釜揚げうどんかまあげうどんstraight-from-the-pot udon
釜揚げしらすかまあげしらすboiled whitebait, young sardines boiled in brine

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.