片 手 鍋(かたてなべ)

かたてなべ

noun

saucepan; one-handled pot

1. saucepan; one-handled pot

A small to medium cooking pot with a single long handle, used for boiling small portions, heating sauces, or making instant noodles. The everyday Japanese term for a Western-style saucepan.

片手鍋(かたてなべ)でお湯(ゆ)を沸(わ)かす。

To boil water in a saucepan.

小(ちい)さい片手鍋(かたてなべ)があるとみそ汁(しる)を作(つく)るのに便利(べんり)だ。

Having a small saucepan is handy for making miso soup.

一人暮(ひとりぐ)らしを始(はじ)めるときに、片手鍋(かたてなべ)とフライパンをまず買(か)った。

When I started living alone, the first things I bought were a saucepan and a frying pan.

Compound of 片手(かたて) (one hand) + 鍋(なべ) (pot). The single handle lets you hold and pour with one hand.

Common collocations

片手鍋(かたてなべ)でお湯(ゆ)を沸(わ)かす: to boil water in a saucepan
小(ちい)さい片手鍋(かたてなべ): small saucepan
ミルクパン片手鍋(かたてなべ): milk-pan style saucepan

Similar words

両手鍋(りょうてなべ): pot with two handles — for larger, heavier dishes
寸胴(ずんどう)鍋(なべ): stockpot — tall straight-sided pot
フライパン: frying pan — shallow, for sautéing
土鍋(どなべ): earthenware pot — for nabe dishes

Related Words

Compare: 両手鍋(りょうてなべ) (pot with two handles)

Compare: フライパン (frying pan)

Compare: 土鍋(どなべ) (earthenware pot)

general

Added 2026.6.7 12:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

28500/28930_katatenabe