坩堝

See also: 坩埚

Chinese
earthenware
trad. (坩堝) 坩 堝
simp. (坩埚) 坩 埚
alternative forms 坩鍋／坩锅
甘堝／甘埚
甘鍋／甘锅

Pronunciation

Noun

坩堝

  1. crucible (heat-resistant container in which metals are melted)
  2. (Shanghainese Wu) vegetables cooked in a crucible

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
坩 堝
かん
Hyōgaiji		 か
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

坩(かん)堝(か) • (kanka) ←かんくわ (kankwa)?

  1. crucible; (melting) pot
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
坩 堝
るつぼ
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 坩堝 – see the following entry.
【るつぼ】
[noun] crucible; (melting) pot
(This term, 坩堝, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
坩堝

Noun

坩堝 • (gamgwa) (hangeul 감과)

  1. Hanja form? of 감과.
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