Illustration: In a compact Japanese kitchen, a cook lifts the round lid of a simmering pot by its central knob. The lid remains just above the opening, making its matching diameter and fitted lip easy to see. Condensation drips from its underside, and a puff of steam escapes to reveal vegetables inside.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ふた

futa

lid, cover

Example sentences

  1. このふたを取とるのを手伝てつだってください。

    Please help me take this lid off.

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  2. 蓋ふたが開あけられないんです。

    I cannot get the lid off.

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  3. 彼女かのじょは箱はこのふたを閉しめた。

    She put the lid on the box.

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