窯

See also 窑, and 窰

Translingual

Han character

窯 (radical 116 穴+10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 十金廿土火 (JCTGF), four-corner 3033₁)

1. kiln
2. coal mine pit

References

• KangXi: page 867, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25594
• Dae Jaweon: page 1296, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2739, character 4
• Unihan data for U+7AAF

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Cantonese

Hanzi

窯 (simplified 窑, Yale yiu4)

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Japanese

Kanji

窯 (common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

• On: よう (yō)
• Kun: かま (kama)

Compounds

• 窯業 (ようぎょう, yōgyō) ceramics industry
• 窯焼き (かまやき, kamayaki) firing in a kiln

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Korean

Hanja

窯 (hangeul 요, revised yo, McCune-Reischauer yo, Yale yo) meaning: kiwa kubnun kama

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Mandarin

simpl.		窑
trad.		窯

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ iau˧˥ ]

Hanzi

窯 (simplified 窑, pinyin yáo (yao2), Wade-Giles yao²)

Noun

窯 (traditional, Pinyin yáo, simplified 窑)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) kiln
2. (Intermediate Mandarin) (coal) pit
3. (Intermediate Mandarin) cave dwelling

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785: