noun
General term for a rigid container with a narrow neck, used for liquids, preserves, or small items. Covers bottles, jars, decanters, and similar vessels.
冷蔵庫にビールの瓶が三本ある。
There are three bottles of beer in the fridge.
祖母は梅酒を大きな瓶に漬けている。
My grandmother is steeping plum wine in a large jar.
Rarely used kanji form.
Rarely used kanji form.
The reading びん is a borrowing from Middle Chinese 瓶 (beng), referring to a jar or vase. The kanji 瓶 has been used in Japanese for containers since ancient times.