1.
pot, pan
A deep cooking vessel with handles, used for boiling, stewing, etc.
2.
hot pot dish
A type of Japanese dish where ingredients are cooked together in a pot at the table.
鍋 means both the cooking pot and the hot pot dish cooked in it.
TWO MEANINGS:
1. 鍋 (pot): cooking vessel
2. 鍋/鍋料理: hot pot dish
TYPES OF POTS:
- 片手鍋: saucepan (one handle)
- 両手鍋: pot with two handles
- 土鍋: clay pot (for hot pot)
- 圧力鍋: pressure cooker
POPULAR HOT POT DISHES:
- すき焼き: sukiyaki
- しゃぶしゃぶ: shabu-shabu
- 寄せ鍋: mixed hot pot
- 水炊き: chicken hot pot
- もつ鍋: offal hot pot
- キムチ鍋: kimchi hot pot
CULTURAL NOTE:
鍋パーティー (nabe party) is a popular winter gathering where friends/family share a hot pot.