器
N1うつわ utsuwa
- bowl
- vessel
- container
noun
Chinese meanings
器皿;器量
Chinese notes
器除器皿外,可比喻一个人的才干或器量。
Examples
- 彼は将来国家の棟梁たるべき器だ。He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.他是将来能够成为国家栋梁的人才。
- いくら器だけを日本一にしても、中身が三流やったらな~んの意味もないんちゃうの?The container may be the best in Japan, but if the contents are third class, then isn't it completely meaningless?光是把容器做到日本第一,如果内容只有三流水平,不就毫无意义了吗?
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('1789430d86'); // 器
{
"id": "1789430d86",
"word": "器",
"reading": "うつわ",
"romaji": "utsuwa",
"meanings": [
"bowl",
"vessel",
"container"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1218880,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼は将来国家の棟梁たるべき器だ。",
"en": "He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.",
"tatoeba_id": 75109
},
{
"ja": "いくら器だけを日本一にしても、中身が三流やったらな~んの意味もないんちゃうの?",
"furigana": "いくら{器|うつわ}だけを{日本一|にほんいち}にしても、{中身|なかみ}が{三流|さんりゅう}やったらな~んの{意味|いみ}もないんちゃうの?",
"en": "The container may be the best in Japan, but if the contents are third class, then isn't it completely meaningless?",
"tatoeba_id": 76868
}
],
"zh": {
"source_hash": "3877b3a9b6fcfee6f543b7904f93af9e352a63934d29e5ec3823ae06ac097914",
"meanings": [
"器皿",
"器量"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼は将来国家の棟梁たるべき器だ。",
"zh": "他是将来能够成为国家栋梁的人才。"
},
{
"ja": "いくら器だけを日本一にしても、中身が三流やったらな~んの意味もないんちゃうの?",
"zh": "光是把容器做到日本第一,如果内容只有三流水平,不就毫无意义了吗?"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/1789430d86",
"JMdict ent_seq 1218880; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "04054dce9f678e8b51d4cb7355a3880225ad471f181505793912c2ecbb9fb593",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"notes": "器除器皿外,可比喻一个人的才干或器量。"
}
}