Illustration: In the cool pantry of an older Japanese house, a grandmother lifts the heavy lid from a large earthenware storage jar. Its broad rounded body, thick mouth, and substantial ceramic walls are clearly visible.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

かめ

kame

earthenware pot

Also written 甕. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

初はじめ専もっぱら陶製とうせいで、中なかには杯はいや甕かめの底そこを再利用さいりようしたものもあった。
Originally the suzuri was earthen and some of them were recycled from cups or the bottoms of pots.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
台所だいどころのかめに梅干うめぼしが入はいっている。
There are pickled plums in the earthenware pot in the kitchen.
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祖母そぼは大おおきなかめにみそを仕込しこんだ。
My grandmother prepared miso in a large earthenware pot.
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