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器うつわ

N1
うつわ utsuwa
  1. bowl
  2. vessel
  3. 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。
  • いくら器うつわだけを日本一にほんいちにしても、中なか身みが三さん流りゅうやったらな~んの意い味みもないんちゃうの?
    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。"
  }
}