How to say "pot" in Japanese

• つぼJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers the container sense: a pot, jar, or vase, typically a rounded ceramic vessel. It is the word for traditional earthenware or ceramic pots, not for metal kitchenware.
  これは彼かれが最もっとも大切たいせつにしているつぼだ。↗

  This is the pot he treasures most of all.
• ポットJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA loanword for pots in the beverage sense, especially a teapot or coffee pot. Use it when talking about pouring hot drinks, not for cooking vessels.
  コーヒーがポットの中なかで泡立あわだった。↗

  The coffee bubbled in the pot.
• 鍋なべJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for a metal cooking pot, pan, or saucepan used on the stove. When English 'pot' refers to cookware for boiling or simmering, this is the word you want.
  ここに手てのないナベがある。↗

  Here is a pan without handles.
• 鉢はちJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounA bowl, pot, or basin, often open and shallow; commonly the word for flower pots and planting containers. It suggests a wide-mouthed vessel rather than a deep cooking pot.
  はちには砂糖さとうが全然ぜんぜんない。↗

  There is no sugar in the bowl.
• マリファナCommon
  nounThis is not a container at all: it covers the slang sense of 'pot' meaning marijuana or cannabis. It is never a way to refer to a physical pot or jar.
  マリファナについてトムと議論ぎろんした。↗

  I had an argument with Tom about the use of marijuana.

Choose by object: 「つぼ」 for jars and vases, 「ポット」 for teapots and coffee pots, 鍋 for cooking pots, 鉢 for bowls and plant pots; 「マリファナ」 only for the slang drug sense.

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• つぼpot
• ポットpot (esp. teapot, coffee pot)
• 鍋なべpan
• 鉢はちbowl
• マリファナmarijuana
• おかまpot
• おなべpan
• 沸かし器わかしきurn (for hot water)
• 大麻たいまcannabis