碗
碗·bowl
- On-yomi
- ワン
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茶碗 | ちゃわん | rice bowl, teacup |
| 碗 | わん | bowl |
| 茶碗蒸し | ちゃわんむし | savoury steamed egg custard |
| 湯呑み茶碗 | ゆのみぢゃわん | teacup |
Example sentences
茶碗にご飯をよそってください。
ちゃわんにごはんをよそってください。
Please serve the rice into the bowls.
茶碗を割ってしまった。
ちゃわんをわってしまった。
I've gone and broken a rice bowl.
この店の茶碗蒸しは温かくておいしい。
このみせのちゃわんむしはあたたかくておいしい。
The chawanmushi at this restaurant is warm and delicious.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 碗椀椀 is the same word written with 木: a lacquered wooden bowl, as in お椀. 碗 with 石 is ceramic.
- 碗腕腕 (arm, うで) shares 宛 on the right but takes the flesh radical 月.
Common mistakes
- Writing 茶椀 for 茶碗 — the standard rice bowl is ceramic, so it takes 石
- Reading 茶碗 as ちゃわ or さわん — it is ちゃわん
Memory aid
Picture it
Stone 石 plus 宛 (a rounded, curved shape): a curved vessel fired from earth and stone — a ceramic bowl.
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