(なべ)

なべ
noun
pot, pan
1. pot, pan
A deep cooking vessel with handles, used for boiling, stewing, etc.
I make soup in a large pot.
Put the pot on the stove and boil the water.
Please wash the pot.
I bought a new pot.
To boil water in a pot.
2. hot pot dish
A type of Japanese dish where ingredients are cooked together in a pot at the table.
Tonight's dinner is hot pot.
Referring to the dish
(ふゆ)鍋料理(なべりょうり)おいしいです
Hot pot dishes are delicious in winter.
It's fun to sit around the hot pot and eat with the whole family.
Let's have hot pot tonight.
I hosted a hot pot party.
Please add the hot pot ingredients.

(なべ) means both the cooking pot and the hot pot dish cooked in it.

TWO MEANINGS:
1. (なべ) (pot): cooking vessel
2. (なべ)/鍋料理(なべりょうり): hot pot dish

TYPES OF POTS:

  • 片手(かたて)(なべ): saucepan (one handle)
  • 両手(りょうて)(なべ): pot with two handles
  • 土鍋(どなべ): clay pot (for hot pot)
  • 圧力(あつりょく)(なべ): pressure cooker

POPULAR HOT POT DISHES:

  • すき()き: sukiyaki
  • しゃぶしゃぶ: shabu-shabu
  • ()(なべ): mixed hot pot
  • 水炊(みずた)き: chicken hot pot
  • もつ(なべ): offal hot pot
  • キムチ(なべ): kimchi hot pot

CULTURAL NOTE:
(なべ)パーティー (nabe party) is a popular winter gathering where friends/family share a hot pot.