JLPT N2 · Noun

やかん (yakan)

やかん is a Japanese noun meaning “kettle”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: やかん
Romaji: yakan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

kettle · noun · usually written in kana
bald head · noun · usually written in kana, colloquial, abbreviation

Example sentences

薬缶がシュンシュンいうまで待ちなさい。

Wait till the kettle begins to sing.

Tatoeba #79474

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1605370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.