堝 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
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- On
- カ
- Kun
- るつぼ
- Meaning
- crucible
Origin
Earth 土 with 咼 as phonetic: the clay vessel in which metal is melted.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 坩堝るつぼ
crucible; melting pot
- 熔解ようかい
melting down
Example
会場は熱気の坩堝と化していた。
The hall had become a melting pot of excitement.
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