| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 鉢 | はち |
Pronunciation: hachi
How to Say It Outloud: ha-chee
Usage: Refers generally to a bowl, often used for plants or specific types of bowls.
Example Sentence Japanese:
花を鉢に植えます。
花を鉢に植えます。Example Sentence English:I plant flowers in the bowl.
I plant flowers in the bowl.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 椀 | わん |
Pronunciation: wan
How to Say It Outloud: wan
Usage: Specifically used to refer to a Japanese-style lacquered bowl, often used for soup.
Example Sentence Japanese:味噌汁を椀に入れます。
味噌汁を椀に入れます。Example Sentence English:I put miso soup in the bowl.
I put miso soup in the bowl.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 碗 | わん |
Pronunciation: wan
How to Say It Outloud: wan
Usage: Refers to a small bowl, often used for serving rice or soup.
Example Sentence Japanese:ご飯を碗に盛る。
ご飯を碗に盛る。Example Sentence English:I serve the rice in the bowl.
I serve the rice in the bowl.| Hiragana |
|---|
| ちゃわん |
Pronunciation: chawan
How to Say It Outloud: cha-wan
Usage: Commonly used for rice bowls or tea bowls.
Example Sentence Japanese:この茶碗は美しいです。
この茶碗は美しいです。Example Sentence English:This rice bowl is beautiful.
This rice bowl is beautiful.| Hiragana |
|---|
| どんぶり |
Pronunciation: donburi
How to Say It Outloud: don-bu-ree
Usage: A large bowl commonly used for rice or noodle dishes.
Example Sentence Japanese:天丼を注文しました。
天丼を注文しました。Example Sentence English:I ordered a tempura rice bowl.
I ordered a tempura rice bowl.| Katakana |
|---|
| ボウル |
Pronunciation: booru
How to Say It Outloud: boh-roo
Usage: Used for mixing bowls or Western-style bowls.
Example Sentence Japanese:サラダをボウルに入れる。
サラダをボウルに入れる。Example Sentence English:Put the salad in the bowl.
Put the salad in the bowl.Dictionary
鉢はちCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- bowl; pot; basin
- flowerpot
- crown; brainpan
器うつわCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- bowl; vessel; container
- ability; capacity; calibre; caliber
椀わんCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- bowl (wooden)
- counter for bowls of food or drink
茶わんちゃわんCommon wordjlpt-n2jlpt-n5
Noun- rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
- Chawan
一膳いちぜん
Noun- bowl (of rice)
- pair (of chopsticks)
ボールボールCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- ball
- ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone)
- Ball
碗わんjlpt-n2
Noun- bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
- counter for bowls of food or drink
器皿きべい
Noun- bowl; plate; dish
ボウルボウルCommon word
Noun- bowl
洗面器せんめんきCommon word
Noun- wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
火皿ひざら
Noun- bowl (of a pipe)
- fire grate; censer
- flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
- Flash pan
一杯いっぱいCommon wordjlpt-n4
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful; bowlful; spoonful
- one drink (of alcohol)
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Noun, used as a suffix
- full; filled (with); brimming (with); crowded; packed
Noun, used as a suffix
- fully; to capacity; to the maximum; as much as possible
- a lot; much; many
Adverb (fukushi)
- all of ...; the entire ...
- one (squid, octopus, crab, etc.)
- one (boat)
- Ippai
お椀おわん
Noun- bowl (wooden)
お碗おわん
Noun- bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
丼鉢どんぶりばち
Noun- bowl (medium-large, suitable for donburi)
丼どんぶりCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- porcelain bowl
- donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
スーパーボウルスーパーボウルCommon word
Noun- Super Bowl (championship game of the National Football League)
- Super Bowl
便器べんき
Noun- toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
- Chamber pot
端反りはぞり
Noun- outward-curving bowl rim; bowl lip curved outwards
てんこ盛りてんこもり
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
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