鍋 蓋(なべぶた)

なべぶた

noun

pot lid; saucepan lid

food language

1. pot lid; saucepan lid

The cover placed on top of a pot or saucepan during cooking. A basic kitchen item.

鍋蓋(なべぶた)を取(と)ってください。

Please take off the pot lid.

煮込(にこ)むときは鍋蓋(なべぶた)をして弱火(よわび)にする。

When simmering, put the lid on and turn it to low heat.

鍋蓋(なべぶた)をずらしておくと吹(ふ)きこぼれを防(ふせ)げる。

If you offset the pot lid slightly, you can prevent boiling over.

2. the kanji radical {亠|なべぶた} (lid radical)

In kanji studies, the name for the radical 亠(なべぶた), which appears at the top of characters like 京(きょう), 高(こう), and 亭(てい).

「京(きょう)」の上(うえ)の部分(ぶぶん)は鍋蓋(なべぶた)という部首(ぶしゅ)だ。

The top part of '京' is a radical called nabebuta.

鍋蓋(なべぶた)は「高(たか)い」や「亭(てい)」にも使(つか)われる。

The nabebuta radical is also used in '高' and '亭.'

漢字(かんじ)を部首(ぶしゅ)で調(しら)べるとき、鍋蓋(なべぶた)は二画(にかく)に分類(ぶんるい)される。

When looking up kanji by radical, nabebuta is classified under two strokes.

Has two distinct uses: as a common kitchen term and as the name of a kanji radical. The radical sense comes from the shape of 亠(なべぶた) resembling a pot lid.

Forms

鍋(なべ) (pot) + 蓋(ぶた) (lid). The 蓋(ふた) becomes ぶた through rendaku (sequential voicing).

Common collocations (COOKING)

鍋蓋(なべぶた)をする: to put on the pot lid
鍋蓋(なべぶた)を取(と)る: to remove the pot lid
鍋蓋(なべぶた)をずらす: to shift the lid slightly
ガラス製(せい)の鍋蓋(なべぶた): glass pot lid

Related cooking terms

落(お)とし蓋(ぶた): drop lid — a smaller lid placed directly on food while simmering
蓋(ふた): lid (general term)
鍋(なべ): pot, pan

Related Words

Related: 落(お)とし蓋(ぶた) (drop lid)

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Added 2026.3.29 20:13 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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