kettle in Japanese
kettle in Japanese is 薬缶 — kettle means a container with a spout used for boiling water.
kettle in Japanese
薬缶
Pronounced: yakan
(cookware) A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
What does "kettle" mean?
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noun A container with a spout used for boiling water.
"She put the kettle on as soon as guests arrived."
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verb Of police: to confine a crowd of protesters or demonstrators within a tight cordon.
"Officers kettled the protesters for several hours near the square."
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kettle in a sentence
- She put the kettle on as soon as guests arrived.
- The kettle whistled loudly on the stove.
- Officers kettled the protesters for several hours near the square.
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What is "kettle" in Japanese?
"kettle" in Japanese is 薬缶. kettle means: A container with a spout used for boiling water.
How do you pronounce 薬缶?
"kettle" in Japanese is 薬缶, pronounced "yakan".
How do you use "kettle" in a sentence?
Example: "She put the kettle on as soon as guests arrived." In Japanese, "kettle" is 薬缶.
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