やかん

noun

kettle

1. kettle, teakettle

A metal container with a spout and handle used for boiling water. Typically placed on a stovetop. Used for making tea, instant noodles, etc.

やかんでお湯(ゆ)を沸(わ)かす。

I boil water in a kettle.

やかんが沸騰(ふっとう)している。

The kettle is boiling.

やかんを火(ひ)にかけてください。

Please put the kettle on the stove.

やかんのお湯(ゆ)が沸(わ)いたら、教(おし)えてね。

Let me know when the water in the kettle boils.

古(ふる)いやかんを新(あたら)しい電気(でんき)ケトルに買(か)い替(か)えたら、お湯(ゆ)がすぐに沸(わ)くようになった。

After I replaced the old kettle with a new electric one, the water started boiling much faster.

Traditional stovetop kettle, as opposed to 電気(でんき)ケトル (electric kettle). Usually written in hiragana, though the kanji 薬缶(やかん) exists (originally meant 'medicine container').

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

やかんを沸(わ)かす (boil the kettle)
やかんを火(ひ)にかける (put the kettle on)
やかんでお湯(ゆ)を沸(わ)かす (boil water in a kettle)

COUNTER: 個(こ) or 台(だい)

Related Words

Related: お湯(ゆ) (hot water)

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Added 2026.1.11 21:58 · Revised 2026.3.25 23:50

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