Kanji
鼎
kanji character
three legged kettle
鼎 kanji-鼎 three legged kettle
鼎
Meaning
three legged kettle
Readings
Kun'yomi
- かなえ three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China)
- かなえ のけいちょうをとう to call someone's ability into question
On'yomi
- てい だん tripartite talk
- てい りつ triangular position
- てい ざ three people sitting in a triangle
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Common Words
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鼎 three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China) -
鼎 談 tripartite talk, three-man talk -
鼎 立 triangular position, three-cornered contest -
鼎 坐 three people sitting in a triangle -
鼎 座 three people sitting in a triangle -
鼎 革 change of dynasty -
鼎 立 戦 three-way contest -
鐘 鼎 文 bronze-vessel and bell inscriptions -
鼎 の軽 重 を問 うto call someone's ability into question, to doubt a ruler's competence -
三 者 鼎 立 three parties (forces) opposing one another, three-cornered contest -
三 つ鼎 three people sitting in a triangle