瓶

• 読み: びん
• ローマ字: bin
• 漢字の分解: 瓶 (bin) — bottle, jar
• 発音: /biɴ/

意味

Bottle; jar. A glass or ceramic container for liquids or preserved foods.

A noun for bottles and jars, especially glass ones. Common compounds: 花瓶 (kabin, flower vase), 瓶ビール (bin biiru, bottled beer), 空き瓶 (akibin, empty bottle), 瓶詰め (binzume, bottled/preserved in a jar). In Japan, glass bottle recycling is taken seriously, and many beverages still come in returnable glass bottles. Distinct from ペットボトル (pettobotoru, plastic bottle).

例文

1. ワインの瓶を開けてグラスに注いだ。
2. 空き瓶はリサイクルに出してください。
3. おばあちゃんが梅酒を大きな瓶に漬けた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, recycling, food and drink

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 瓶 combines 瓦 (tile/pottery) and 并 (together/side by side), suggesting a ceramic vessel. Originally referred to earthenware containers before extending to glass bottles.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal