Quick answer
瓶 is the kanji for "Bottle". Its reading is かめ (kame). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Bottle
Also : Jar · Jug · Vial · Vat · Urn
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 瓶 represents 'BOTTLE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of bottle.
On-reading: びん — remember this sound by associating it with bottle. Kun-reading: かめ.
Example Sentences
ガラス瓶を分別してリサイクルに出しました。
がらすびんをぶんべつしてりさいくるにだしました。
I sorted glass bottles and put them out for recycling.
瓶詰めの梅干しを母から送ってもらいました。
びんづめのうめぼしをははからおくってもらいました。
I had bottled pickled plums sent to me by my mother.
Vocabulary using 瓶
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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