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Japanese word 器: bowl / vessel / container. Meanings and example sentences.

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器 (うつわ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

器 (うつわ) means bowl / vessel / container.

See example sentences below.

器 at a glance

うつわutsuwa
N1noun
bowl / vessel / container
うつわutsuwaN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 器

Core meaning

bowl / vessel / container

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この器にお茶を入れてください。

Translation

Please put the tea in this bowl.

Example 2

彼は器が大きい人です。

Translation

He is a person with great capacity.

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