noun

  1. pan, pot. Polite language.
  2. transgender man (female-to-male), butch lesbian, female transvestite. Usually written with kana alone, slang. Often derog..
  3. maidservant, housemaid. Archaism. Orig. used as a name for female servants in Edo-period literature.
  4. night work. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
お鍋 おなべ
御鍋 おなべ
 
 
 
オナベ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pot, pan, kettle
なべ カ (11th)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ ケ クウ (Kentei 1)
cut flesh from bones(剮) variant
カ ケ わ.ける
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)