Noun
pan; pot
Polite (teineigo) languagesee 鍋
transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; female transvestite
Usually written using kana aloneSlangoften derog.
maidservant; housemaid
Archaicorig. used as a name for female servants in Edo-period literature
night work
Archaic
Also written 御鍋【おなべ】