花瓶(かびん)

かびん
noun
flower vase
daily-life
1. flower vase, vase
A container for holding cut flowers.
花瓶(かびん)に花(はな)を生(い)ける。
To arrange flowers in a vase.
花瓶(かびん)を割(わ)ってしまった。
I broke the vase.
きれいな花瓶(かびん)を買(か)った。
I bought a beautiful vase.
I change the water in the vase every day.
My mother cut flowers from the garden and arranged them in a vase.

Etymology

花(はな) (flower, read か in compounds) + 瓶(びん) (bottle/vessel).

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