Illustration: In a small Japanese pottery studio, a potter holds a finished ceramic rice bowl sideways so its glazed inner curve, rounded wall, and unglazed clay foot are all visible. A second finished bowl stands upright on the bench beside a soft clay bowl awaiting firing.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

碗わん

wan

ceramic bowl

More often seen in compounds such as 茶碗. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 茶ちゃに合あわせて作つくられた、煎茶せんちゃ碗わん、抹茶碗まっちゃわんと呼よばれる茶碗ちゃわんもある。

    Also there are chawans for each kind of tea such as senchawan and macchawan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 香こうの物ものは一片いっぺんを残のこしておき、これで碗わんをゆすぐ。

    Set aside one piece of pickled vegetables and use it to rinse the bowl.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 例たとえば手箱てばこ、碗わん、化粧用具けしょうようぐ、衣服いふくなどである。

    Examples include boxes, bowls, cosmetics and clothing.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 碗

  • 碗porcelain bowl; tea cupOnワンKunこばち

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