器 – utensil, vessel, receptacle

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The kanji 器 means utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キ (ki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うつわ (utsuwa). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キ	ki
Kun’yomi	うつわ	utsuwa

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 口・大.

Words using 器

楽器がっきmusical instrument器械きかいmachine器用きようskillful容器ようきcontainer器官きかんorgan計器けいきmeter武器ぶきweapon磁器じきporcelain器具きぐutensil食器しょっきtableware受話器じゅわき(telephone) receiver器きdevice器うつわbowl陶器とうきpottery兵器へいきarms聴診器ちょうしんきstethoscope

Example sentences

楽器をなにか演奏しますか。

Do you play a musical instrument?

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血圧計が大切な検査器械です。

The sphygmomanometer is an important diagnostic instrument.

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マックスは手先が器用だ。

Max is clever with his fingers.

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Kanji with the same radical

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